you are going to get depressed if you expect results in tandem with action.
it is only months or years later that the previous work we have done shows results.
you are going to get depressed if you expect results in tandem with action. it is only months or years later that the previous work we have done shows results.
Be patient.
I know you’ve been working hard all year.
Some things just take time.
It doesn’t matter how talented you are, or how much effort you put in.
You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.
Be patient.
Keep going.
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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
Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold. The most powerful outcomes of any compounding process are delayed. You need to be patient.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller
This means that a significant time delay must be introduced between the expenditure of effort and the arrival of rewards. This goes against everything we’ve been conditioned to experience, so we often give up on our creative pursuits well before they’ve had the required time to catch people’s attention.