Therewas a famouswriter, I can't rememberwhoitwas, whosaidthatoneofthesadthingsabout, oneoftheunfortunatesideeffectsofbeing a successfulwriteristhatyoustartgettingallthisfanmail.
Andonething a lotofwritersgetintotroublewithisthatthey're, inspendingtoomuchtimeinteractingwiththefansbecausetheyviewthatas a goodthingandtheyreallywannadoit, theythenlosethefocusfromtheirwork.
Butit's a lothardertosaynotothestuffwhereit's like, oh, youknow, thatthing's prettygood.
でも、「ああ、これはなかなかいいね」と思えるようなものに「ノー」と言うのは、もっと難しいんだ。
But I mean, maybeit's a sevenoutof 10, but I probablyshoulddoitanywaybecause I'm reallyluckytobeinthispositionand I shouldtakeitonandit'llbegoodformyCVandit'llhelpmewiththisandthisandthat.
Sometimesjustputtingin a littlebitlesseffort, justtakingit a littlebiteasier, taking a littlebitlessseriously, ascribing a littlebitlessimportancetoit.
because a lotoftheresistanceandthepushandthedisciplineandthedrivethatweputintostuff, a lotofthatdoesn't actuallyhelpusmoveanyfasterormakeouroutputmoreefficient.
Andifwecanfind a waytoachieveeffectivelythesamethingwith a littlebitlesseffort, trying a littlebitless, trying a littlebitlesshardandkindofmorelike, I don't know, goingwiththeflowofthewaterratherthantryingtopushupagainstthewaves, gotthatkindofthing.
Myunwrittenconditionforwhentoexercisewasthis,: whenit's a nicedayand I finishedmyworkand I haven't justeatenand I'm feelingenergetic, butofcoursethatrarelyhappens, so I wasn't exercisingenough.
Soit's a gooddaywhen I'vegonetoallmylecturesor I'vehad a goodnight's sleepor I'vesocializedwithsomeoneor I'vemadesomeprogressonmyessayandchangingandtoorinonesimplemindsetshiftcompletelytransformsourexperienceoflife.
Ifthereare 100 differentwaysforthingstobein a muddleandonlyonewayforthingstobeperfect, ifthere's onlyonewayforyoutohave a goodday, but 100 differentwaysforthedaytobebad, you'reprobablygonnahave a lotofbaddays.