Here's the advice I wish I had heard when I started working on my book last year:
You're going to get depressed because your sense of self-competence is overly reliant on FAST RESULTS.
Writing newsletters, tweets, video scripts, those all earn you a sense of competence in… Show more
Here's the advice I wish I had heard when I started working on my book last year: You're going to get depressed because your sense of self-competence is overly reliant on FAST RESULTS. Writing newsletters, tweets, video scripts, those all earn you a sense of competence in… Show more
“I think writers’ expectations of these two kinds of progress are usually backwards: They believe their talent is basically static, and progress will come mostly in the form of their talent being gradually more recognized. But the healthier and more realistic way to think about your career is that your writing will probably get better over time — i... See more
Feeling ineffectual regardless of how hard you try is very depressing and damaging to your sense of worth. Without an established sense of worth that bounces back from criticism in the face of normal mistakes, it is extremely difficult to step into the work arena, where some failures can be anticipated and where the longed-for praise for hard work
... See moreNeil Fiore • The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
When a perfect performance or the achievement of a specific goal becomes the sole measure of your self-worth, too much is at stake to just start working without some leverage, such as procrastination, to break the equation of self-worth=performance.
Neil Fiore • The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
If your motivation for doing the work is your desire for some end goal, you are setting yourself up for a lot of frustration when you’re grinding away and not seeing any progress toward the goal. And the bigger the goal, the longer the time horizon before you can achieve it, the greater the opportunity that your desire will burn out before you get
... See moreScott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Focusing on results can often get you far at first. Focusing on process might not provide as many short-term rewards, but it usually supports long-term happiness.
David Roche • The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer
If you don’t prioritize the skill of just doing something,