Important Principle from this week's lesson
This week’s my favorite quote is from the book, Mastery.
"Even without comparing ourselves to the world’s greatest, we set such high standards for ourselves that neither we nor anyone else could ever meet them—and nothing is more destructive to creativity than this. We fail to realize that mastery is not about perfection. It’s about a process, a journey. The master is the one who stays on the path day after day, year after year. The master is the one who is willing to try, and fail, and try again, for as long as he or she lives."
I was believing mastery is about "becoming perfect."
I always watch masterpieces of any kind of art forms. I love August Rodin’s sculptures. Every time I went to the same museum, I get inspired by his works, and at the same time, become disappointed by what I have done. I look at my works as worthless compared with his works.
I realized that I have been self-critical too much.
Mastery is the process of seeking for it and we can enjoy staying on the path.
The most meaningful lesson from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
One of my favorite 7 Habits is Habit 3.
I loved the concept of focusing on the Quadrant 2: important but not urgent.
I can think of millions of things which are important but not urgent.
For example, showing gratitude to the people who helped me, studying for my long-term goals, spending time with someone important such as my family, saving money for retirement (which is getting more and more urgent category as I get older).
Spending special attention to Q2 has so much benefit such as I can dramatically reduce “ Q1: urgent and important” category, which will reduce my stress.
I will make a special notebook for Quadrant 2.