I've become fascinated by the idea that it's really achievable to make two or three small improvements in a week and by the end of the year, it's 150 improvements.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have a great respect for incremental improvement, and I've done that sort of thing in my life, but I've always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don't know why. Because they're harder. They're much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you've completely failed.
Every individual can improve from day to day, from year to year, and have greater capacity to do things as the years come and the years go.
Most work is not coming up with The Next Big Thing. Rather, it's improving the thing you already thought of six months - or six years - ago. It's the work of work.
Whether you're a programmer or a seamstress, it's all about new techniques, simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster - but not worse.
Power is natural, but it can be improved with a lot of work. It's been something I've focused on for a couple of years because I saw it as a place where I could make improvements.
A big part of my job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers more quickly.
I learned to focus my energy on high-quality, long-term projects rather than lower-quality projects with quicker payoffs.
I guess when there is room to improve, and where there is the desire to improve, improvement comes.
Something I've learned is that it actually takes a lot of work to make something great.
I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get!