from outcome to process
Sometimes the best way to achieve something great is to stop trying to achieve a particular great thing. In other words, greatness is possible if you are willing to stop demanding what that greatness should be.
Joel Lehman • Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
Reframing “work” as a process of embodied intention not only inverts the relationship between process and output (and makes us question why that relationship ever seemed hierarchical in the first place) but also forces us to prioritize the things that make process more enjoyable, true, delightful and meaningful.
Rebecca • [BIFFS vol. 2] Work as trace
Often, the key to succeeding at something big is to break it into its tiniest pieces and focus on how to succeed at just one piece.
Tim Urban • How to Pick Your Life Partner - Part 2
Almost no prerequisite to any major invention was invented with that invention in mind.
Joel Lehman • Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go to where we’ve already been. If process drives outcome we may not know where we’re going, but we will know we want to be there.
Bruce Mau • BRUCE MAU'S MASSIVE CHANGE NETWORK
"The metacrisis" is attractive because it suggests you can save the world by thinking about it extremely abstractly.
David Chapman • Tweet
The gap between knowing what you want and going after it is where fear thrives. You don't need enough courage for the entire journey. You only need courage for the next step.