On Doing
I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing…
— Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road"
Whenever you chicken out, you don't just feel the pain of cowardice; you miss out on the pleasure of courage.
Adam Mastroianni • So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself
The formulas for “success” and “failure” are the same
It’s the application of small actions/inactions consistently over a long time horizon
The difference between these two are the infinite small decisions you make on a daily basis - those little wins compound in dramatic ways
The sub-optimal done consistently trumps the optimal done sporadically.
Can't talk about that endlessly on podcasts though.
A final note on distinguishing experts from imitators: Many of us learn about a subject not by reading original research or listening to the expert, but by reading something intended to be highly transmissible. Think of the difference between reading an academic article and reading a newspaper article. While popularizers know more than the layman, ... See more
Farnam Street • Experts vs. Imitators
“There is a big difference between being interested in something and being committed to something.
Committed people do what interested people won’t.”
Committed people do what interested people won’t.”
