I'm too hard on myself? I seem to hear that a lot. I don't think I am. I think I'm honest with myself; I think I don't let myself slip into a feeling of undeserved self-content. I try not to delude myself. Not that these people that accuse me delude themselves, but that I know that I will if I become complacent about myself. Not that I'm immune to complacency or pretension or anything like that; I don't know...