Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
DONE prematurely, even badly, is almost always more profitable than DOING, DOING, DOING, endlessly DOING and never DONE.
Dan Kennedy • No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits: No Holds Barred, Kick Butt, Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Really Getting Rich
Focus on what you’ve already completed, not just on what’s left to complete. Since the quest to get everything done is interminable by definition (here), it’s easy to grow despondent and self-reproachful: you can’t feel good about yourself until it’s all finished—but it’s never finished, so you never get to feel good about yourself.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
And that is that
L'idea è di fermarsi quando si sta vincendo. Non quando si è bloccati. Non quando vi state trascinando nel compito. Fermatevi quando le cose vanno bene. In questo modo, quando si torna indietro, non si ha paura. Siete pronti. Sapete cosa fare dopo.
The Hemingway method for finishing what you start
Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished [our emails, our projects], we will never stop — because our work is never completely done.”
Ken Shigematsu • God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God
The Japanese have a beautiful saying for this—a maxim that has survived through atomic bombs, economic collapse, and countless tsunamis: Shikata ga nai. “There’s nothing to be done, so move on.” Move forward. It takes a bit of self-deception to mind-wipe the regret and a truckload of moxie to push through the work of regaining control. But... See more