Cal Newport published a great post a few days ago, with this notable reminder:
It’s more important to turn our attention back to the metric that does matter universally: Are you creating value in the world.
Tag: quotes
Inside the Barista Class
Fantastic post from Molly Osbert at The Awl (via Longreads):
As any barista will tell you, switching coffee shops isn’t hard. The job really only involves somewhere between six and eight discrete physical motions.
Learning a new job is simply a matter of reorienting your muscle memory to recognize a different set of tools […] Professional development is really about figuring out how to perform these six-to-eight movements at an ever-increasing pace, perhaps with some degree of style.
While the “six-to-eight movements” portion isn’t relevant everywhere, these highlights are great to remember when you’re starting with anything: photography, productivity, WordPress, or even card magic. 🙂
Beautiful nuances in your methods will emerge throughout your progress. Build your speed slowly, and the rest—including speed and flourishes—will follow.
Mawage (The Princess Bride)
While helping Amy arrange a photo book from our time in San Francisco a little over a month two months ago, I remembered showing her the wedding scene from The Princess Bride. Peter Cook was fantastic as The Impressive Clergyman. This is relevant because we’re including the quote from that scene on the back cover. Boom!
(By the way, Amy hasn’t seen this movie. Yet.)
All Narfed Up 