An Endless Plateau
An Endless Plateau
Greetings,
This is the last MQTA newsletter of 2020. Time has indeed flown. I started writing half way through 2020, right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. If that was indeed the middle of the pandemic, we should be seeing the back of the virus soon. I can only hope that is true.
The time afforded by the lockdown offered multiple self-development possibilities for which I remain grateful. I enrolled in David Perell's writing course 'Write of Passage'. The basic premise of the course is, we learn by doing. Repetitions and deliberate practice is what brings about improvement.
Commitment to a cadence is what brings about an improvement in whatever it is that we do. That is exactly where this newsletter has helped. It has kept me committed to writing. So a big thank you to all who read it, skim though it or simply look at the pictures. Everything counts.
But has it improved my writing? I am not so sure. There was the initial low hanging fruit which I plucked. But now I feel like I am traversing this seemingly endless plateau.
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If someone forwarded you this newsletter, please thank them on my behalf! Welcome to Newsletter # 25.
What did I learn in 2020?
If there was one thing I learned in 2020, it was how to wear a mask.
I can now tell which way is up, which side is in and which is out.
I have to confess, I do take guidance from the 'OUT' embossed in tiny font, on the side meant to be out. We can all do with tiny hints but why such tiny font?
These thoughts went through my mind while reading a review of David Foster Wallace's amazing book "String Theory".
It is rare that people can figure out early on in life of who they are and what their story will be. But those who write their own story, control it.
They develop their talent to be able to fly like a butterfly through a typhoon.
When they reach a state of flow, it feels like they transcend the laws of physics. Every force of nature works towards helping them levitate. They hover off the ground for what seems like a blissful eternity.
David Foster Wallace’s Perfect Game
2021 will be upon us shortly. It is time for a nice fresh start.
Hiroyuki shared a picture of this monkey in a Japanese hot spring, who seems to agree. Let us do the best we can with what we have. A big thank you to Hiroyuki for all the inspiration.
I wish you all a safe and peaceful 2021.
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Stay well and see you next year!
Evian
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