I have achieved a few things in my life, and I think I was able to do it because I thought it was easy.
I have gotten into one of the most prestigious universities in Russia. Even though I did not know it would be hard, I actually thought I was so dumb because I got 16/20 on the entrance exam. It was the lowest acceptable mark.
Doing nuclear engineering after graduation for 9 years, I just walked in and asked if they needed help and stayed with them for 9 years.
Moving to the US, I thought I would just learn English and apply to jobs. It was really hard to do, but I didn’t know how difficult it would be.
Getting a job in one of the biggest AAA game studios was actually funny, because I did want to work there, but they insisted.