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"Some people say good things come to those who wait. Truth is good things come to those who work. Who work later, who work harder. You're willing to go farther than anyone else to get them. If you are waiting for good things to come to you, it'll be waiting for a pretty long time." (from a Chrysler commercial featuring Dr. Dre)

I also partly agree with the author that you shouldn't beat up yourself to the point that you feel down and miserable every single day. One needs to find a balance between both taking time to step back and relax but also working hard to change certain things in your life which you don't like or aren't happy with. If you always take things as they are, I don't think you will be able to change a lot (obviously if you want to change anything in the first place).