Levels of Excellence
Nice article. One part in particular stood out to me:<p>> 7) The best swimmers don’t spend a lot of time dreaming about big goals like winning the Olympics. They concentrate on “small wins”: clearly defined minor achievements that can be rather easily done, but produce real effects.<p>Recently, I've found my own attitude changing towards focusing on the smaller wins, too, and found myself both happier and more successful in the work that I do. When you're putting together a large puzzle, it's quite difficult to think of it as a picture which is made up of hundreds of little pieces. It's easier to focus on a few large, more manageable chunks of the puzzle, each of which is made up of several small pieces rather than hundreds. This can be applied to many types of challenge.<p>This isn't new advice, but it's an important reminder not to let the bigger picture cloud your view if you're trying to achieve something.