Mohammed Ali once said, “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting.” The point he was making was that the sit-ups before the burn aren’t really exercise. They’re only preparation for exercise. The real exercise happens when the...
Boots on the ground. Until there’s friction, you’re not doing anything. It’s good to think things through, but that’s not the same as actually getting things done. Sometimes, prudence balloons into inaction. Other times, preparation becomes procrastination. Draw the...
I’m never so disciplined in something as when I have a bigger, more important thing I’m putting off. It’s uncanny how often this happens. Weed the front garden. Can’t—got words to write. And write I do. I think what’s so tricky is that there’s good that...
