Don’t try so hard

10/22/2014

There is a difference between working hard and trying hard.

One requires diligence and the other requires an audience. You can tell pretty quickly which is taking place. If your best work surfaces only when you have, or are about to have onlookers, then you’re probably trying. But, if you love a craft because you see its potential, and you get lost in making it and improving it, then you’re exerting effort in its purest form.

Why you work is just as important as the way you work.

So, don’t try so hard.