Because if you’re gonna write 1,000 posts, why not go for 1,001 right? Maybe that’s the one that will really resonate. That will be the one that really counts. But you won’t have reached that without writing the first 1,000.
Or how a great trainer will get you to do a certain number of reps, and then push you to do one more, and then another, and then another. It’s those last couple that really make all the difference.
I heard a great meditation teacher once say that if you do 20 minutes of meditation, the first 19 minutes are just “the foam on top of the beer.” It’s the last minute that really counts. But you need the first 19 to get to the good sip.
Great art takes what it takes. Sometimes that means a lot of wandering in the desert. But with consistency of effort, you will eventually find the oasis.
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