This piece does something powerful... It connects the ancient with the modern in a way that doesn’t feel forced. Interesting how it aligns with what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described in his research on flow.
That mental state where challenge and skill are balanced, and full presence becomes its own reward. We talk a lot about hustle, but very little about this quiet discipline. And it’s probably the single biggest differentiator between those who peak once and those who sustain performance for decades.
Thank you William for this. Quiet discipline seems to be the end goal and what eventually differentiates those who can deliver excellent results consistently from those who only do it once and peak off.
Thank you for the analogy you explained, I am in the process of falling in love with writing, I have joined a creative writing group and I am observing how people with the prompts we use each week. Seeing how people turn up for there writing is very inspirational.
This piece does something powerful... It connects the ancient with the modern in a way that doesn’t feel forced. Interesting how it aligns with what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described in his research on flow.
That mental state where challenge and skill are balanced, and full presence becomes its own reward. We talk a lot about hustle, but very little about this quiet discipline. And it’s probably the single biggest differentiator between those who peak once and those who sustain performance for decades.
Thank you William for this. Quiet discipline seems to be the end goal and what eventually differentiates those who can deliver excellent results consistently from those who only do it once and peak off.
Great post, resonates with me about my struggle with discipline when learning. Thanks for the knowledge!
Thank you for the analogy you explained, I am in the process of falling in love with writing, I have joined a creative writing group and I am observing how people with the prompts we use each week. Seeing how people turn up for there writing is very inspirational.