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> Getting on top of it all seems like it would be really hard. But it isn't. It's impossible. Or maybe, for any given abstract task, it isn't impossible. Maybe
by noduerme 4y ago
> Getting on top of it all seems like it would be really hard. But it isn't. It's impossible.
Or maybe, for any given abstract task, it isn't impossible. Maybe you're just giving up and justifying your withdrawal by saying it's impossible because you're essentially weak and lacking in self-discipline.
I don't know, of course. Depends on the task and who's tasked with it.
Reminds me of a limerick my father used to say.
They said that it couldn't be done /
With a smile he got right to it /
He tackled the thing that couldn't be done /
And he couldn't do it.
- phnofive 4y agoTried to make it a little more conventional and went abstract: they told him it couldn't be done he thought it a challenge but fun and got straight to work just one little quirk no light bulb can outshine the sun
- earthboundkid 4y agoYou can accomplish many tasks X. The point of the piece is that were you to do X, now Y and Z would be on your plate, and you’d feel behind on those. So you can do difficult tasks, but you can’t resolve the feeling of being behind by doing difficult tasks. You resolve the feeling by being okay with not getting it all done as long as you operate near your steady state optimum.