Good things take time
Reframing expectations about how long it takes to do good work
Good things take time
"Clarity is the elimination of mental clutter. Agility is the elimination of physical clutter. Tranquility is the elimination of spiritual clutter."
James Clear
Produce something wonderful. What are we optimizing for?
Winston Churchill hit the nail on the head when he said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
So, you want to write something…
2019-07-31
Almost all the writing I’m most proud of was started early in the afternoon and finished at whatever the natural stopping point was, generally between 6 PM and 2 AM.
Patrick Mckenzie (perma)
I have more than 100 text files in my “drafts” folder. Some of them consist only of a few lines; some are hundreds and... See more
2019-07-31
Almost all the writing I’m most proud of was started early in the afternoon and finished at whatever the natural stopping point was, generally between 6 PM and 2 AM.
Patrick Mckenzie (perma)
I have more than 100 text files in my “drafts” folder. Some of them consist only of a few lines; some are hundreds and... See more
Pre work required to even decide which idea to work on
Self compassion
“There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence – and in the end, you make it look like a quantum leap.”
James Dyson
Sociology professor Daniel Chambliss, who spent years researching the qualities of elite swimmers, on what creates excellence: "Excellence is mundane. Superlative performance is really a confluence of dozens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon, which have been carefully drilled into habit and then are fitted together
... See moreHaving an audience enables you to pursue creative projects. Why is writing online marked with disdain? Why is copy writing designated as low status as per Andrew Kirby.
“How did you accomplish that?”
“Same as everything else. Gradually, then all at once.”
“Same as everything else. Gradually, then all at once.”