I think it’s a good direction to move in. But I usually don’t think of it as “trying to become a wizard” or some kind of self-improvement. When I do something, it’s because I’m interested in the thing. Like making a video game because I had an idea for it, or reading an economics textbook because I was curious about economic questions. The challenge is maintaining a steady flow of such projects, I’ve found that in “steady state” I do about one per year, which isn’t a lot. So maybe ambition would actually help? Idk.
I think it’s a good direction to move in. But I usually don’t think of it as “trying to become a wizard” or some kind of self-improvement. When I do something, it’s because I’m interested in the thing. Like making a video game because I had an idea for it, or reading an economics textbook because I was curious about economic questions. The challenge is maintaining a steady flow of such projects, I’ve found that in “steady state” I do about one per year, which isn’t a lot. So maybe ambition would actually help? Idk.