You Have To Get Good Before You Get Better

Re:You Have To Get Good Before You Get Better by dshipper on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @09:01PM (#3979812)

Thanks for the feedback Evin! I like your point about persistent constructive dissatisfaction. I think the distinction that I'm making is that when people get to wrapped up in their progress they get persistent destructive dissatisfaction. That produces frustration, which leads people to stop trying.

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Re:You Have To Get Good Before You Get Better by evincarofautumn on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @09:10PM (#3979839)

Yeah, that’s a nice succinct way of putting it. Unfortunately, nice succinct ways of putting things don’t seem to make for very compelling writing. So we blog.

If another person calls me “Evin”, I may have to stop using the name “evincar of autumn”. The reference is so easily lost.

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Re:You Have To Get Good Before You Get Better by dshipper on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @09:17PM (#3979863)

Sorry about that Jon!

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Re:You Have To Get Good Before You Get Better by eric-hu on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @09:11PM (#3979841)

I would add onto this: there is a grey area between persistent constructive dissatisfaction and persistent destructive dissatisfaction. You can't really know when you're pushing yourself so hard that you'll burn out.

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Re:You Have To Get Good Before You Get Better by evincarofautumn on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @09:13PM (#3979855)

Other than through trial and error. A messy process, but effective.

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