Quality is what everyone wants. Quantity is what no one wants to earn. But the truth is simple: quality hides in the repetition.
It emerges in the 9th draft, the 50th try, the 100th rep. Not when you force it. But because you outlasted your own shortcuts.
Patience is more than
Quality is what everyone wants. Quantity is what no one wants to earn. But the truth is simple: quality hides in the repetition. It emerges in the 9th draft, the 50th try, the 100th rep. Not when you force it. But because you outlasted your own shortcuts. Patience is more than
We understand that our favorite creatives are the ones that invest significant time and energy toward a brilliant piece of work. That this devotion to quality is the window into their genius.
However, we tend to conveniently put this dedication aside for our own work. We like to tout “quantity over quality,” and advise others to optimize for width r... See more
However, we tend to conveniently put this dedication aside for our own work. We like to tout “quantity over quality,” and advise others to optimize for width r... See more
Lawrence Yeo • Make Classics, Not Content - More To That
True excellence emerges not from hasty effort but through deliberate and thoughtful preparation, allowing what is truly meaningful to flourish in its own time. Patience deepens our understanding of what's worth desiring, nurturing a mindset that prioritises quiet, authentic excellence.
Ok, this year I’m going to get better at this. Next year, that.’ And so forth and so on. And patiently, I got better.” Patiently, he repeats. “It was piece by piece. It was the consistency of the work. The consistency of the work: Monday, get better. Tuesday, get better. Wednesday, get better. You do that over a period of time—three, four, five, si... See more
Quality has a direct relationship to that. Quality products can take your users from "I'm merely using this thing to accomplish a task" to "this is something I love using and I'm telling everyone I know about it."
Paul Stamatiou • Craft
I implore each of you to consider that if greatness truly is a reflection of non-instantaneous, earned effort, ask yourself if that’s the life you’d like to live. Ask yourself whether you’d like to spend your days, weeks, months, and years in a constant uphill battle.