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dobber · Jun 10, 2021

worth doing badly

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Matt Dobschuetz · dobber

G.K. Chesterton, 1874–1936

“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.”
— G.K. Chesterton, What’s Wrong with the World

I was talking to a coaching client recently who is learning to play the cello.

He said he really liked it. But then said, “it’s good for me to be bad at something.”

What a cool idea!

I often try to avoid failure by not trying. I give up easy. I don't want to look bad.

But there are some things in life that need my good effort. My full attention. My persistence.

And I am most satisfied when I accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.

What good is a good result with no effort?

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