Commitment
Musings on committing and continually showing up to a place, a profession, or a person in an age of endless opportunities + persevering - even and especially when it's hard.
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Commitment
The Effort Paradox
You have to put in more effort to make something appear effortless.
Effortless, elegant performances are often the result of a large volume of effortful, gritty practice.
Small things become big things. Simple is not simple.
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Billy Oppenheimer on small steps to get to big leaps:
One of Hugh Howeyâs other hobbies is sailing. Once he had the luxury of writing full-time, he sailed around the world. âYou canât get to where you want to be in one day,â he says, âjust like you donât sail around the world in a day. You just look at the horizon and say, âI can sail that far.â
... See moreThis is what nobody tells you: commitment is an act of agency . We often get through life comforted by the thought that we have the ability to make choices, theoretically . But there's a peculiar magic that happens when you actually exercise that choice: the world shifts on its axis. You make active choices about how to use your time, energy, and... See more
