Ultimately, Adams unites passion with perseverance into a durable ethic: choose worthy questions, pursue them with heat, and keep showing up with method. In an age of abundant information and scarce attention, the combination of ardor (to prioritize) and diligence (to execute) protects depth from distraction. By committing to intentional practice, evidence-based techniques, and supportive feedback, learners transform chance encounters into cumulative wisdom—the very outcome Adams believed could never be left to luck. [...]