On excellence
“Discipline is not a lack of freedom, it is a harmonious relationship with time.”
— Rick Rubin, The Creative Act
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
— Steve Jobs
1) Of The Place ‘mise-en-place’
2) Less Is More
3) Vibrant Collaboration
4) No Repeats
5) Consolidation & Speed
6) Confidence & Competence
7) In And Out Service
8) Pursuit of Excellence
9) Details Matter
10) Know Your S**t
11) Focus
12) Service
13) Time
14) Not About You
15) Perfect Means Perfect
16) No Excuses
17) Respect Tradition
18) Push Boundaries
19) Clean As You Go
20) Break Down Boxes
21) Shirts Perfectly Pressed
22) Personal Hygiene
23) Teaspoons
24) No surprises
25) Technique. Technique. Technique.
26) Change Menu Every Day
27) Constantly Evolve Through Passion and Creativity
“Excellence is an aesthetic: consistently showing up forces everyone else on the team to do the same.”
— Sam Gerstenzang, Four sayings that changed how we operate
Excellence —> compounding
“Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour of thinking will be tremendously more productive over a lifetime.”
Richard Hamming - You and Your Research
“Once I went to a new dentist and he said, “That crown is beautiful. Which dentist did it?“ Most people wouldn’t think dentistry is art. But there’s opportunity for je ne sais quoi in every field.”
— Wesk Kao, Turning a yellow spot into the sun
The very best don’t have to turn it on. It’s always on. They have to turn it off. via Farnam St