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effort
i think it's beautiful to dive into a problem not knowing whether it's solvable or not, or to dive into projects not knowing whether they'll lead to completion or to any reward and to just do it anyway.
almost as if you were living your life as your life and not as a results factory for someone else. allowing yourself that kind of vulnerability mean
... See moreFriction Is the Point
It’s easy to think that friction is bad. That if we’re struggling to make something, it must not be working.
But friction is where the meaning lives .
Friction slows you down. It forces choices. It makes you confront what you really want to say with your work. It asks for time and energy, and because of that, it offers somethin... See more
It’s easy to think that friction is bad. That if we’re struggling to make something, it must not be working.
But friction is where the meaning lives .
Friction slows you down. It forces choices. It makes you confront what you really want to say with your work. It asks for time and energy, and because of that, it offers somethin... See more
Wesley Verhoeve • 197 ☼ How I Know When My Work Actually Matters
if someone’s much better than you at something, they probably try much harder. You probably underestimate how much harder they try. I’m not saying that talent isn’t a meaningful differentiator, because it certainly is, but I think people generally underestimate how effort needs to be poured into talent in order to develop it. So much of getting go
... See moreAva • Effort
Author Ben Short reminds us why the hard work is worth it:
"... looking at the work done and the work still to do, most people would have written the whole thing off as too much sweat for too little gain. But I didn't want an easy life. I wanted a beautiful one."
"... looking at the work done and the work still to do, most people would have written the whole thing off as too much sweat for too little gain. But I didn't want an easy life. I wanted a beautiful one."
3-2-1: Two steps for better results, the qualities of a great career, and how to handle good luck
