The realm of the final inch
Posted: February 13th, 2010 | Author: ajrigau | Filed under: Personal, Philosophy | Tags: Philosophy, work ethic | No Comments »“The realm of the final inch… The work has been almost completed, the goal almost attained, everything seems completely right and the difficulties overcome. But the quality of the thing is not quite right. Finishing touches are needed… In that moment of fatigue and self-satisfaction it is especially tempting to leave the work without having attained the apex of quality… In fact, the rule of the Final Inch consists in this: not to shirk this crucial work. Not to postpone it… And not to mind the time spent on it, knowing that one’s purpose lies not in completing things faster but in the attainment of perfection.”
—Alexander Solzhenitzyn, The First Circle
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