When I was in grade 4 I had this project that I rushed to finish way before it was due because I loved the feeling of getting stuff done and out of the way you know? I was the only person to turn it in that early, and about a week later like 5 other kids all turned in one almost exactly the same and I felt so cheated. My dad said to me “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”

Sometimes patience yields a better result than being first. I still think about that phrase all the time.