Brent P. Newhall's Blog
Self-improvement – Mar 2007

30 Mar 07 – 30 Mar 07

And it's done. I've completely renovated my garden.

As expected, I hit the 90% Wall. Most projects seem to have a point near the end where I just don't want to put any more time into them. I don't know why, but it's frequent, and it seems to affect most creative projects. It's a major reason why books don't get finished, comics don't get published, and in general creative people don't finish their projects.

But this one's done. There's certainly more stuff I want to do in my garden, but I've done what I initially set out to do.

What it really takes, for me, is eliminating other distractions and focusing on one project only, until it's done. I may work on other projects, but this one gets priority, and I work on it every day until it's done.

And then, it's done.

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7 Mar 07 – 7 Mar 07

Written on one of my index cards as I sat at a Latino restaurant this past weekend:

What is excellence in waitering? Serving food well? No, anyone can bring plates to a table. Understanding customers' needs? Yes. People want to be served, their desires granted. Listen. What do your clients want?

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