"the best and most creative work comes from a root of joy and excitement" https://t.co/tRjPipcK2o
"the best and most creative work comes from a root of joy and excitement" https://t.co/tRjPipcK2o
The notion that I do my work here, now, like this, even when I do not feel like it, and especially when I do not feel like it, is very important. Because lots and lots of people are creative when they feel like it, but you are only going to become a professional if you do it when you don’t feel like it. And that emotional waiver is why this is your
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enjoying your work is a wonderful thing but it is a byproduct of doing many other things right, and it’s dangerous to make it a demand.
David C. Baker • The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
Even when you've found something exciting to work on, working on it is not always straightforward. There will be times when some new idea makes you leap out of bed in the morning and get straight to work. But there will also be plenty of times when things aren't like that.
How to Do Great Work
To be happy I think you have to be doing something you not only enjoy, but admire. You have to be able to say, at the end, wow, that's pretty cool. I think the best test is one Gino Lee taught me: to try to do things that would make your friends say wow.