One time I got an A- on a book report only having read the back of the book. Still don’t know how I pulled it off.
At some point I stopped judging myself compared to some hypothetical ideal and instead compared myself to real world outcomes achieved by regular people. Life has been a lot easier ever since.
Every day I don’t give 110 percent in exchange for… the same amount of paycheck.
On the contrary, i find if i put in 90% of the work, i still get paid 100% of the paycheck.
Have you tried putting in only 10% of the work? You might be surprised at the results.
I always give 100% at work:
- 10% on Mondays
- 20% on Tuesdays
- 30% on Wednesdays
- 30% on Thursdays
- 10% on Fridays
I often find that being under-prepared leads to creativity.
Same. I have the kind of work where technical improvisation and ability to put out proverbial fires (no real ones… yet) are key aspects, and while planning is a useful tool, it can only get me so far. There have been times where I deliberately skip a lot of the planning and purposefully go in blind to make sure I keep my edge. I only do this when I know there are resources and infrastructure to allow for alternatives, though.
People think I got this good at improvising by having a plan?!?
This is pretty much my adult life.
