3-2-1: The power of one minute, how to discover something useful, and clinging to old truths
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3-2-1: The power of one minute, how to discover something useful, and clinging to old truths
in addition to writing the A letter. I now ask them to take a moment in that class to write down how they have “contributed” over the past week. They naturally assume that I mean musically, how have they contributed musically, but I explain that they should jot down anything they said or did that they are willing to call a contribution—from
Benjamin Zander • The Art of Possibility
Recognize that you can start where it’s less crowded, and take your time going from inexperienced to pro. Take the time to master the basics—your own, not those of everyone around you. Acknowledge that it takes time to get good at anything. Enjoy the process of getting better and better each day, and then you can start to enjoy the result without g
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The art of mission, we can conclude, asks us to suppress the most grandiose of our work instincts and instead adopt the patience
Cal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You
Our continual quest for efficiency discourages looking too deeply. The pressure to deliver doesn’t grant us time to consider all possibilities. Yet it’s through deliberate action and repetition that we gain deeper insight.