the people who "figure it out" aren't smarter than you they just have a higher tolerance for feeling stupid
they're willing to ask the dumb question in the room. willing to post the bad content. willing to launch the ugly product. willing to fail in public and keep showing up anyway
meanwhile you're waiting until you feel ready. waiting until you know enough. waiting until you won't embarrass yourself. that day isn't coming. readiness is a myth your ego invented to keep you safe
the gap between you and them isn't talent or luck or connections. it's shame tolerance. they got comfortable looking dumb and you didn't. that's the whole difference
they're unhinged. normies live their lives trying to not get noticed and follow the rules, so they get a normie outcome. the guys who are really winning are a little bit insane. they'll walk into a meeting and say what everyone else is thinking but is too scared to say. they'll make a deal that no one else would have the balls to make. they're not constrained by the fear of looking like an idiot. normies will fold first, every time, because their greatest fear is social disapproval. successful people understand that social disapproval is a tax on success.