One day, I’m going to wake up and have a book written. This kind of project typically requires months or years of tearing your hair out. My goal is to do it without any stress.
How will I do it? Easy, one brick at a time. Or in this case: 140 words.
Writing (and editing) 50,000 words makes me nauseas. But, writing 140 words a week seems doable. Some weeks I won’t feel like doing it (like right now). However, because of the low hurdle of success, I will probably do it anyway. This creates a positive feedback loop. It’s hard to fail, so I will develop momentum — a virtuous cycle of positive reinforcement. I’ve written about this concept before, calling it Minimum Viable Habits.
In this way I will build a cathedral.
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