And worse, I cannot take a compliment well at all. I'd probably have a booming photography business if I wasn't so self-critical. My father envies me because I can read music. Yet I envy him because he can play anything by ear (other than the harmonica). Had I stuck to an instrument or to lessons, I probably would be "better than average" (I will never agree with outstanding for me personally). So yes, I'm sure that I'm better than most at many different things, but like you, I dive in with full intensity and just let it slowly die.
