kottke.org: MLB player quits baseball for creative writing

kottke.org: MLB player quits baseball for creative writing:

jkottke:

Adrian Cárdenas, formerly a player for the Chicago Cubs, quit baseball to pursue an education in creative writing and philosophy.

I wish I had looked up more often, even at the cost some of my success. The American dream didn’t tell me that an experience only matters if I acknowledge it, that…

"…enjoy the smell of burnt wood."

Read, and apply lesson to life in general.