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I am not entirely sure from which stand point you make this statement as there are two sides to view it... but doing things with intelligence and patience does not necessarily mean you do them without passion and guts. :)

How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time.

You suggested that he start small, instead of swallowing the whole elephant. ;)

indeed :) however - some see it as you eat too slow, you lose interest... ;) - Glad you saw it from the correct angle! :D