Embrace thy inner Geek;
saturate thy Mind with interesting Stimuli;
be not bashful about thy Philosophic nature.

Talent
cannot be forged.
Curiosity
cannot be replaced.
Passion
cannot be forced.
Interests
cannot be taught.
Skills
cannot hone themselves.

Learn what you like
and learn about that.

Practice that.

Do that.

All else is Sin;
anything that halts your progress is Evil in this context.