[s0rr0wskill]

>Certainly "diminishing returns" and "the skill of consistency" are real issues, but is it also possible there's something psychological going on here, like a fear of success?

> This is something I've struggled with for all of my adult life – not with success per se, but with the way succeeding at something defines who/what you are.

This is very true, success often means change and we're not always comfortable with change.