> Motivation, broadly speaking, operates on the erroneous assumption that a particular mental or emotional state is necessary to complete a task.
A similar dismissive argument can be made of discipline.
“Discipline, broadly speaking, operates on the erroneous assumption that you can dominate yourself to execute endlessly without fear of utterly snapping.”
At some point you look up and realize you’ve wasted the best decade of your life trying to build something nobody wants, at which point you start considering the shape of objects you might put in your mouth besides food.
A similar dismissive argument can be made of discipline.
“Discipline, broadly speaking, operates on the erroneous assumption that you can dominate yourself to execute endlessly without fear of utterly snapping.”
At some point you look up and realize you’ve wasted the best decade of your life trying to build something nobody wants, at which point you start considering the shape of objects you might put in your mouth besides food.
There’s a lot to be said for going with the flow.