At this stage in development (working diligently towards the first private beta of a new product) it is easy to get anxious. A ton of things have been accomplished. A huge pile of work remains. Excitement is growing. Life is in fast-forward at the same time as time is ticking painfully slow to the next milestone. The finished product is on our minds, while the activity on a daily basis is…daily.
I ran across a quote today that might shed some light on a different approach:
Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
– Robertson Davies
Just like happiness is not a goal, not something you find as a direct result of effort, so is contentment or peace. You can’t demand to be satisfied with things in their various stages of incomplete. All you can do is work, day after day, towards the goal. Happiness, as they say, is a by-product. A by-product of work.
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