As a final note on this series of blogs on “Mature vs. Young Talents”, one point I would like to suggest is the concept of “being in for the long haul”.
Not sure if it applies to other people. I recalled when I was young, I used to put a disproportionally large weight on the immediate results of certain events. For example, I thought the result of a single exam would determine the future of my life. However, in retrospect, it did not. I am not suggesting that we take things lightly (we should always do our best), but sometimes it is equally important to put things into a longer-term perspective. It is NOT the end of the world if things don’t happen what we expected and we should not feel and/or behave that way. I believe as we become more mature, our experience (hopefully) will remind us of the truth instead of getting stressed out. Remember we are “in this (our lives) for the long haul”.