Sticking with the grind · 10Fold Founders

Sticking with the grind

There's a real danger in grinding it out sometimes.

For those of you who know me, you know that I'm a big fan of "bias toward action: working hard, getting the job done, and enjoying the fruits of the effort, which leads to an inspired process and fulfilling labor.

That being said, when you take on too much, it doesn't just harm you. It bleeds out into everything else around you: the people, the processes, and even the tools. As this video shows, my poor Workmaster 25S (excellent little sub-compact from New Holland) has seen better days.

But it certainly isn't the tractor's fault. It was me trying to get too much done in not enough time. "Grinding" to meet deadlines and solve problems that didn't have to be solved in that moment.

Being grounded in something greater to give perspective in everyday life is crucial. For me, it's faith above all, which lends to family, health, and leisure.

But as a very flawed human, I forget these things. May (not so) awesome plans get in the way.

Either that, or maybe I've just watched too much Clarkson's Farm and felt it was time for me to go "tractoring" and break something.

Amber Cummings Thank you for the rec! Hilarious show.

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Sticking with the grind