reminders to trust the process
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reminders to trust the process
Certainty is an act. Uncertainty is an art.
We are obsessed with the need to control, to minimize or erase uncertainty. But “uncertainty isn’t a void,” Isabella Martin writes, “it’s the wellspring of evolution and regeneration. Resilience doesn’t live in checklists or abstract models. It requires more from us than our ability to calculate. It is a... See more
We are obsessed with the need to control, to minimize or erase uncertainty. But “uncertainty isn’t a void,” Isabella Martin writes, “it’s the wellspring of evolution and regeneration. Resilience doesn’t live in checklists or abstract models. It requires more from us than our ability to calculate. It is a... See more
the real success goes to those who obsess
Separate the processes of creating from improving. You can’t write and edit, or sculpt and polish, or make and analyze at the same time. If you do, the editor stops the creator. While you write the first draft, don’t let the judgy editor get near. At the start, the creator mind must be unleashed from judgment.
Noah Smith • Interview: Kevin Kelly, Editor, Author, and Futurist
most people's definition of "trying" is contingent on not taking on any reputational risk, not investing more than two weeks of time, not investing more than 2 months of their salary, and giving up after the second obstacle
the world is free for those who want it
astridwilde1x.comThere’s no harm in feeling unfinished. The harm is in assuming that’s a problem.
#197: What is "personal style"?
David Hieatt on LinkedIn: Before that first step, ask yourself this question. Do you believe?…
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“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
Slowly is the fastest way to get where you want to be
"Whether you are an adult or child, your first attempts will often seem unimportant or foolish.
Early attempts are easy to dismiss because they don't seem to amount to much. But you have to do the low stakes stuff to prepare for the... See more
- The open mic night at a nearly empty bar.
- The early blog posts that get ignored.
- The dance recital on a little stage.
Early attempts are easy to dismiss because they don't seem to amount to much. But you have to do the low stakes stuff to prepare for the... See more
3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
Remember how sabrina carpenter was preparing for her moment :”)