reminders to trust the process
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reminders to trust the process
All success is a lagging indicator. When a day’s writing goes well, it’s a lagging indicator of hours and hours spent researching and thinking… Hitting a personal record on the bench press is a lagging indicator of a lot of discipline and hard work. Receiving a promotion is a lagging indicator of a lot of quality work. Delivering a keynote with
... See morePoet Marianne Moore offers a simple life strategy: "I've made it a principle not to be over-influenced by minor disappointments."
“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
"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 :”)
Every “overnight success” is the result of years of thankless work. Success comes not from great acts of genius but from doing lots of small things consistently
23 Truths I Wish I Knew at 23
a lot of times ideas and projects are formed out of a more ambient kind of thinking and talking and doing. Research is not always this thing of sitting down and concentratedly looking through archives or something.
An Interview with Spencer Chang | Are.na Editorial
Creativity requires connecting the dots, and connecting the dots requires allowing time for my subconscious to consolidate my ideas and make associations. This means that, from time to time, I need to just stare out the window and do nothing.
This doesn’t feel productive, even though it is.
This doesn’t feel productive, even though it is.
Ozan Varol • You’re doing better than you think. Here’s why. - Ozan Varol
Successful people don’t just ride out the Dip. They don’t just buckle down and survive it. No, they lean into the Dip. They push harder, changing the rules as they go. Just because you know you’re in the Dip doesn’t mean you have to live happily with it. Dips don’t last quite as long when you whittle at them
— The Dip
