we don't have to be experts, just enthusiastic
Dont aim for better ways to get through a task. Instead look for projects you never wanna stop doing. Surrender to your nature.
We can give ourselves permission to make things without those things being perfect. And the fact is, once you get started, you don’t stop. The more you make things, the more you can make things and the more you want to make things.
Redefining "Handy" and Learning How to Make Things
Charles Hayward, a cabinet maker and editor of The Woodworker magazine, on starting the year with enthusiasm:
"There is a dynamic quality about enthusiasm which nothing can resist. You can see it in the street orator, whose whole heart is in his argument, swaying a crowd. You can feel it in the work of any artist—painter, writer, musician, or whate... See more
"There is a dynamic quality about enthusiasm which nothing can resist. You can see it in the street orator, whose whole heart is in his argument, swaying a crowd. You can feel it in the work of any artist—painter, writer, musician, or whate... See more
3-2-1: On the power of quiet moments, how to make good habits easy, and starting the year with enthusiasm
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
"The world is moved by highly motivated people, by enthusiasts, by men and women who want something very much or believe very much.
I’m not talking about anything as narrow as ambition. After all, ambition eventually wears out and probably should. But you can keep your zest until the day you die. If I may offer you a simple maxim, “Be interestin... See more
Investor and businessman Charlie Munger on the importance of finding what fascinates you:
"In my whole life I've never been good at something I wasn't very interested in. It just doesn't work. There's no substitute for strong interest."
"In my whole life I've never been good at something I wasn't very interested in. It just doesn't work. There's no substitute for strong interest."