Trusting the process becomes much easier when you regularly run into these little reminders that we’re all kinda going through the same ups and the same downs…
“The tough thing is that consistency can feel like it’s not paying off for long stretches of time. You feel aimless,… Show more
Trusting the process becomes much easier when you regularly run into these little reminders that we’re all kinda going through the same ups and the same downs… “The tough thing is that consistency can feel like it’s not paying off for long stretches of time. You feel aimless,… Show more
Can you learn to enjoy the process as the end in itself, not the means?
In the beginning, the dissonance between the scale of your aspirations and the reality of your days will riddle you with anxiety. You will be tempted to strip the unknown of its surprises and travel to the future: What if my customers churn? What if a competitor introduces a be... See more
In the beginning, the dissonance between the scale of your aspirations and the reality of your days will riddle you with anxiety. You will be tempted to strip the unknown of its surprises and travel to the future: What if my customers churn? What if a competitor introduces a be... See more
Sari Azout • Check your Pulse #49

Making things is hard and I feel like that’s the most useful thing to say about it. You have to try to be consistent, you have to practice constantly, you have to read, and you can’t make yourself be interested in topics you aren’t interested in. And you have to accept that it’s always going to be challenging. My friend said this about her work, wh... See more
Ava • Making Things Is Hard
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Consistency compounds while occasional brilliance fades.
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You don't need more time. You need more focus.
Time isn't the constraint. Your choices are.
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Great outcomes aren't built on great days, but on consistent ones.
You can't just count the days when it's easy. Each day moves you closer to the goal. No day is a hero; no day is a villain.
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Consistency compounds while occasional brilliance fades.
**
You don't need more time. You need more focus.
Time isn't the constraint. Your choices are.
***
Great outcomes aren't built on great days, but on consistent ones.
You can't just count the days when it's easy. Each day moves you closer to the goal. No day is a hero; no day is a villain.
P... See more
Brain Food: Mastery of Oneself
“Why focus on the process when the world is outcome driven? Don’t results matter?
Yes, results do matter. But if you optimize for the outcome, you win one time.
If you optimize for a process that leads to great outcomes, you can win again and again.”
Yes, results do matter. But if you optimize for the outcome, you win one time.
If you optimize for a process that leads to great outcomes, you can win again and again.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On the costs of habits, major life changes, and what money can't buy
Every person needs to go through at least one year of excruciating uncertainty, where each day is adorned by an uncomfortable layer of mental doubt
One must experience what it's like to believe it's all over, only to eventually make it out alive through the mere act of patience
The moment you're able to look back and wonder why you wasted all tha... See more