This strongly reminded me of the Ira Glass quote: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/309485-nobody-tells-this-to-... "...You’ve just gotta fight your way through."

They were hitting the same idea from different angles. Ira Glass was focusing on developing skill while the Helsinki Bus station focuses on originality. But, it all comes to honing your craft and finding your voice through determination/ persistence. It is good advice for any career, even (especially?) tech-related ones.