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oreghall's avatar

This brings up the question of when to use what mindset. Which, ironically, is itself an intractable problem - it's very contextual.

This article is liquid gold, and something I wish I had read years ago.

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Josh Dyck's avatar

Great article Scott! I've seen this pattern (or something like it) at play for years as I've watched people. I've found that the smartest and most talented people drop out and the people that are left behind, rising to the top, are not the geniuses but those who are willing to endure and even find satisfaction in long hard hours with repeated failure while slowly and sometimes painfully coaxing and watching a rough stone as it takes shape into something beautiful. The best gems are encased in difficult to remove ugly rock and in my experience creative satisfaction and breakthrough are hidden in the difficult and uncomfortable places where most dare not tread.

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