reminders to trust the process

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"Whether you are an adult or child, your first attempts will often seem unimportant or foolish.

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 :”)

“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

Poet Marianne Moore offers a simple life strategy: "I've made it a principle not to be over-influenced by minor disappointments."

Slowly is the fastest way to get where you want to be

There’s no harm in feeling unfinished. The harm is in assuming that’s a problem.

#197: What is "personal style"?

Bluesky

“The feeling of progress is one of the best feelings of all. This is true even when progress is small.”

3-2-1: On progress, friendship, and how to improve your writing

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

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