Meh, I agree with him... if only because I'm one of those guys who cares about how I perform. It's like being in the gym... I'm not going to be the strongest guy in the room, but what I do care about is how progress.
At the end of the day, I don't care how others do it outside of learning from how others didn't succeed and those who did.
At the end of the day, I don't care how others do it outside of learning from how others didn't succeed and those who did.