What you need for success is the instinct to recognize when you should obey the powers-that-be with your heart and your mind, and when to ignore, defy, or subvert them.
One of my favorite quotes from Hamming’s ‘You and Your Research’ was on just this topic (C-f the sections around ‘Another personality defect is ego assertion’).
One of my favorite quotes from Hamming’s ‘You and Your Research’ was on just this topic (C-f the sections around ‘Another personality defect is ego assertion’).