GM
Exhaustion is the honest currency of achievement.
It's what separates those who merely fantasize from those who build.
While the untested whisper of shortcuts, remember: shortcuts cut character - each step through fatigue is another blow against the anvil of your potential. It's where competence is hammered into existence.
When the burden feels heavy, it's not a signal to retreat. - it's the weight of your own value taking shape. Keep forging.
The reward isn't just in the outcome, but in the knowledge that you met the challenge head-on.
That's where true wealth resides, in the self-respect only earned by facing the fire.