I am always deeply\u00a0dissatisfied with my life, and I am OK with this. It gets me out of bed in the morning. I would find it hard to get myself going if everything was perfect. There would be nothing to do.<\/p>\n
Jack:\u00a0 You\u2019re quite perfect, Miss Fairfax.<\/p>\n
Gwendolen: Oh! I hope I am not that.\u00a0 It would leave no room for developments, and I intend to develop in many directions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n
Funny, I always think of the quote as having “leaves no room for improvement” some where in it, but there we go improving my recollection of a misremembered quote.<\/p>\n
This is how I approach everyday:<\/p>\n
Work to make it better than the day before.
\n Get more done.
\n Get better work done.
\n Get the right work done.
\n Wash, rinse, repeat.<\/p>\n-luke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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