I’ve had this Seth Godin post on my mind the last couple of days. It’s good. I thought I’d throw it up here so I don’t lose it:
If you’re going to work, work hard.
That way, you’ll have something to show for it.
The biggest waste is to do that thing you call work, but to interrupt it, compromise it, cheat it and still call it work.
In the same amount of time you can expend twice the effort and get far more in exchange.
It’s stupid simple, obvious, and everybody already knows this, but it’s nice to have a reminder sometimes. It’s easy to coast. To do the minimum to get you through the day, or the week, or the month, or the quarter. But, when you look back, you’ll hate yourself for doing so, because you won’t have anything to show for coasting. I’ve found it’s helpful to remind myself of how that self-hatred feels. I try to keep it in mind, lest I forget and have to experience it fresh one more time.
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