A lot of the best work I've ever done started out as something completely different because I gave myself permission to have space around my time and expectations.
Merlin MannTrying to talk somebody out of the stuff that they enjoy in life is like trying to talk them out of their faith or their sexuality. Itโs a pointless exercise that can never be anything but acrimonious and will only highlight unnecessary amounts of difference about things that ultimately donโt really matter. Buy the steak you like, worship the god you love, neck with the people that you treasure and donโt worry about the numbers.
Merlin Mann