The Craft of the Deliberate Error
Why purposefully making mistakes can accelerate true mastery.
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39 posts on this topic.
The Craft of the Deliberate Pause
Why true mastery sometimes means knowing when to stop, and how to start again, on purpose.
The subtle art of 'enough'
Why knowing when to stop refining is as crucial as knowing how to start.
The Craft of Unmaking
Why true mastery sometimes means dismantling your own best work.
The craft of re-reading
Why true mastery isn't just about consuming new ideas, but revisiting old ones with fresh eyes.
The art of deliberate discomfort
Why true craft requires seeking out the grind, not avoiding it.
The patience of the stonecutter
Why true craft is not about the first blow, but the thousandth.
The deliberate pause
Why true craftsmanship often involves knowing when to stop, not just when to act.
The deliberate pause
How intentional delays can refine your work, not impede it.
The humility of craft
Why true mastery begins not with confidence, but with the quiet admission of how much you don't yet know.
The deliberate constraint
On why true craft often begins with choosing what not to use.
The Craft of the Unseen Cut
Why true mastery lies not in what you add, but in the deliberate, almost imperceptible eliminations.
The practice of 'deliberate undoing'
Sometimes, the best way to improve is to consciously unlearn what you've always done.
The shape of the cut
Why true craft isn't about adding more, but about knowing what to remove.
The patient pursuit of mastery
Why the true craftsman isn't focused on results, but on the careful repetition of process.
The craftsman's patience
Why slow, repetitive work is the forge of true skill.
The patient pursuit of better work
Why true craft isn't about perfection, but about the relentless, quiet commitment to improvement.
The resilience of the small bet
Why consistent, tiny wagers on yourself build more strength than grand gestures.
The principle of 'enough'
Why true resilience isn't about limitless endurance, but knowing where to stop.
The skill of 're-anchoring'
How returning to your baseline, not just recovering, builds true fortitude.
The gift of controlled failure
Why small, intentional setbacks build a stronger capacity to recover from the big ones.
The quiet strength of repair
Why resilience isn't just bouncing back, but actively mending what's broken.
The subtle strength of 'good enough'
Why relentless pursuit of perfection can be a silent drain on your capacity to recover.
The second bounce
Why true resilience isn't just recovering, but growing stronger from the recovery itself.
The skill of the second wind
Resilience isn't just bouncing back; it's finding renewed strength when you thought you had none left.
The rebound effect
Why trying to suppress a feeling often makes it stronger.
The resilience of small bets
Why incremental progress, not grand gestures, builds lasting strength.
The clarity of the 'unlearn'
Why true understanding sometimes means dismantling what you thought was true.
The clarity of subtraction
Why focusing on what to remove, not what to add, brings true understanding.
The clarity of the 'No'
Why knowing what to discard is more potent than knowing what to pursue.
On building versus tending
The tension between making something new and maintaining what exists.
The quiet discipline
The work that happens when no one is watching, and no one will know.
The useful constraint
On putting walls around your work, on purpose.
One non-negotiable
The thing you do no matter what is the thing that defines you.
Small reps compound
The case for doing the forgettable thing, every day, on purpose.
The floor, not the ceiling
What minimum viable commitment actually buys you.
Why systems outlast motivation
Motivation is a visitor. Systems are the house.
The keystone hour
Why the first hour you control shapes everything that follows.
On the discipline of stillness
Why the practice of doing nothing is the hardest practice of all.