In George Leonard's book, Mastery he talks about the importance of falling in love with the plateau.
"To love the plateau is to love the eternal now, to enjoy the inevitable spurts of progress and the fruits of accomplishment, then serenely to accept the new plateau that waits just beyond them. To love the plateau is to love what is most essential and enduring in your life."
In other words, we need to protect our desire for mastery from the daily onslaught of noise against it; to pay no mind to the get rich quick, lose weight quick, and take this pill to solve all your problems stories we're told.
Instead, becoming great at something requires falling in love with the process itself even when you feel as though you're getting nowhere.
You'll derive satisfaction not from the likes or followers you get, but the satisfaction you'll gain in starting and committing to something important to you.
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