A very profound quote was mentioned in this article: https://0xinfection.github.io/reversing/pages/part-7-transistors-and-memory.html
“The question is, why am I not jumping right into the core of what real reverse engineers do? The answer is simple, one must have a deep respect and understanding of the machine in order to become great. We will never change the world without fully understanding it first. Patience and perseverance win the day.”
Patience, hard work, understand your systems, change the world. All in that order