Elevators work because of a counterweight going down while you go up. Somebody’s sacrifice is probably lifting you.

An elevator rises because something heavy on the other end of the cable is going down. That is not a metaphor somebody invented afterwards, it is how the machine works, and most ascents have the same structure. Somebody drove, somebody paid, somebody sat through a job they did not love so you could have the uninterrupted afternoon you are using to get good at something.

Work out who is on the other end of your cable right now. Tell one of them specifically what they made possible this week, out loud, not in your head.