"But it would never have happened" Daniel also stressed, "had it not been for the two working-est, boys he ever knew. It wasn't luck that made them fly, it was hard work and common sense. They put their whole heart and soul and all their energy into an idea, and they had the faith."

–The Wright Brothers

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“There is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in work. Were he never so benighted, forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works: in idleness alone there is perpetual despair.” —Thomas Carlyle

We feel so much better when we’re industrious and in the zone, so why do we give in so easily to the temptations of procrastination and distraction?

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sbPEZR3Rs5WrzWTs6/notes-on-industriousness

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