You Only Like the Beginning of Things
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You Only Like the Beginning of Things
First there’s the ecstasy of getting started, and then the incredible sense of having gained some momentum, and then... there you are. Squarely in the middle.
Ava • Making Things Is Hard
I realized something which is fundamentally true of a lot of day jobs. Nothing I did at the job mattered, in the long run. No matter how much I spun, nothing about my situation ever changed. I worked my week, got to the end of it, and had nothing to show. The next week there would be more emails and more tickets, exactly like the week before. The... See more
kalzumeus.com • Don't End the Week With Nothing
“There is something special about working on a project of your own. I wouldn't say exactly that you're happier. A better word would be excited, or engaged.”
- A Project of One’s Own
Maybe it’s not about being wholly happy when pursuing what you want. Anxiety about the things we care about is inevitable-an essential part of wanting. It’s about working
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