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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Work is a way of bringing order to chaos, and there's a basic satisfaction in seeing that we are able to make something a little more coherent by the end of the day.
It's not until the very last phase that you know how good the works are going to be.
I've had projects before where everyone says 'This is going to be the big thing,' and it doesn't really turn out to be. Then there is a little project you do and forget about, and then it comes out, and it's huge.
Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.
It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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.
The work is getting the work.
I think most of the best new work is intended to have much more impact at once.
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.