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(It’s Great To) Suck at Something
- “in the process of trying to attain a few moments of bliss,” Rinaldi explains, “I experience something else: patience and humility, definitely, but also freedom. Freedom to pursue the futile. And the freedom to suck without caring is revelatory.” Results aren’t everything. Indeed, they’d better not be, because results always come later—and later is... See more
from Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
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- You’ll get good at anything you commit to. Most of talent is bullshit. Don’t worry about getting good, worry about seeing if you like the process of getting good. If you’re only going to enjoy something when you’re good at it, you’re not going to stick with it. You’re looking for what you also enjoy sucking at.
from The Life-Changing Magic of High-Speed Career Sampling - Nat Eliason by Nat Eliason
Alex Wittenberg and added
“Be brave enough to suck at something new.” —Unknown
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