Give up when you get critiqued. If someone critiques you, it means they hate you. You should stop whatever it is you’re doing when you hear this unnecessary appraisal against who you are. Interpret all criticism as a personal attack, no matter your current skill level, and develop an inferiority complex that no reasonable human being can talk you out of. Harden yourself to the opinions of others. Devalue them and remember, every thought you have is golden and criticism is only for those who are terrible at what they do. No one who’s any good ever needs to be critiqued.
Don’t practice, especially if you are naturally talented at something. Make it a point to show up the other pupils by not practicing and still out performing them, even if it’s only marginal. If by chance you find that you are not naturally talented, still refuse to practice. Practicing gives the impression that you are trying too hard. Practicing conveys weakness. The more you can make it look like you don’t care, the more respect you’ll earn from your peers, which is truly the key for long-term success. Your instructor might get angry with you, but that’s only because he or she is extraordinarily short sighted and probably believes that he or she has something to offer to you in the way of wisdom. Wisdom is for fools who practice.
Compare yourself to others. In the rare case that you find you are not the best at what it is you love, make sure to compare yourself to everyone else around you, especially those who are better than you. But be sure to always make this comparison negative, as you cannot grow confidence from merely believing in your own abilities. That is simply not realistic. The more negative you are, the more accurate your thinking is. Imagine all the scenarios in which those better than you outshine you. Picture your face turning tomato red, while everyone laughs at all of your feeble attempts at progress. As for those who are worse than you, make fun of them. Laugh at them. Poke them and prod them until their confidence shrivels into nothingness. They are beneath you and there’s no way you could ever learn something from someone who is so much worse than you. It’s close to impossible.
And finally, never have fun. Make it all boring, whatever it is you want to fail at. Turning an activity into something fun will lend itself to distraction and ruin any superior technique you’ve probably already come up with on your own. Fun will force you to smile. Fun will make you laugh, both of which might indicate you’re just another typical human being attempting to better yourself at what it is you love. No one can know this. Keep this information confidential and if anyone suspects this, quit immediately.
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