“Maybe that’s the simplest way to put it. And the type of work doesn’t even matter. It could be housework, or working the register at a supermarket, or day trading, or physical labor, anything at all. And just like the content of the work doesn’t matter, neither do the results. The thing about results—whether or not something turns out well—is that it’s mostly about luck. Things like that can change. You can make people believe whatever you want. You can fool them like it’s nothing. But you can’t fool yourself, not really. That’s why what matters is how you think about your work in your own
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I wish my family could reach this level of understanding, especially regarding the work of others they might belittle. I honestly don’t think something simple means doing less. It all comes down to how dedicated someone is, how seriously they take their works.
