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3. Focus on process, not outcome
Have you
heard the anecdote about how the novelist Anthony Trollope used to stand
in front of a mirror every morning, pumping his fists and shouting "I'm
the greatest author of all time!", in order to get himself into the
right state of mind for writing? You haven't, because he didn't:
instead, he aimed to write for three hours every morning, regardless of
his state of mind. Like countless other authors and artists, he set a
process goal ("work for three hours") instead of an outcome goal ("write
a great book"). True, Trollope took things to extremes: if he finished a
novel halfway through one three-hour period, he moved straight on to
the next. But the basic insight applies to anyone: in a profound sense,
the outcome of your efforts is beyond your control and none of your
business. All you're responsible for is the process. "Nothing
discourages the concentration necessary to perform well," observes the sports psychologist John Eliot, in his book Overachievement, more than "worrying about the outcome."
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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-antidote/201211/cranky-pessimists-guide-getting-things-done
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