Process over outcome is such a SIG thing, but it also gets to a deeper issue of faith. We struggle to just do it because of our misplace faith, or lack thereof. You don't have any trust or faith if you think you need to be perfect when you do something. You don't have any trust or faith if you're not willing to risk being wrong. To risk a bad outcome because you trust your process requires a lot of faith. Kierkegaard said "To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
Reminds me of David Brooks: "Creative minds think like artists but work like accountants."
Loved the Eminem clip. Obviously, a big part is the consistency. But another big part, which many people suck at (I certainly did), is the ability to STEP AWAY at 5:00.
I used to judge the end of a workday based on how much fuel was left in the tank. If completely empty = done. If I had any inspiration-fuel, I would use it up right there.
But if I can stop myself from going all the way to empty, even with an arbitrary time limit (even if I didn't get done what I wanted to get done), then the consistency of inspiration returns so much easier each day.
totally agree...the stepping away at 5 is so impressive. Ogilvy once remarked about the guy in the office who left at 5 that it must take so much discipline to do that!
Process over outcome is such a SIG thing, but it also gets to a deeper issue of faith. We struggle to just do it because of our misplace faith, or lack thereof. You don't have any trust or faith if you think you need to be perfect when you do something. You don't have any trust or faith if you're not willing to risk being wrong. To risk a bad outcome because you trust your process requires a lot of faith. Kierkegaard said "To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
great quote, never heard it
Reminds me of David Brooks: "Creative minds think like artists but work like accountants."
Loved the Eminem clip. Obviously, a big part is the consistency. But another big part, which many people suck at (I certainly did), is the ability to STEP AWAY at 5:00.
I used to judge the end of a workday based on how much fuel was left in the tank. If completely empty = done. If I had any inspiration-fuel, I would use it up right there.
But if I can stop myself from going all the way to empty, even with an arbitrary time limit (even if I didn't get done what I wanted to get done), then the consistency of inspiration returns so much easier each day.
totally agree...the stepping away at 5 is so impressive. Ogilvy once remarked about the guy in the office who left at 5 that it must take so much discipline to do that!