One friend catches trout using a specific rig, a carefully chosen hand-tied fly, and a technique based on how the water flows that particular day and a dozen other variables.

Another friend uses a hook and a kernel from a can of corn.

It’s not useful to compare the two. They both call it fishing, but they’re not playing the same game.

Still, it’s our nature to compare. We like to think of things in categories, like painting, singing, cooking, writing, coaching …

But within each area of focus, there are countless games to play. It’s useful to recall this from time to time, and to remember that there’s room for every type of player.