It’s so strange that the work that will make the greatest impact in my life and also bring me the greatest sense of accomplishment is so often the work that I want to do the least.
I’m not sure why my brain does that. We’re on the same team! Shouldn’t my brain encourage me to do the valuable stuff instead of the trivial stuff? Or is this mindset merely me descending into a lower creature and craving dopamine now, instead of a payoff later?
Even knowing all that I know about deep and important work, somehow my brain still doesn’t crave doing it. But I’m working on it.