Shownotes Transcript
There are different states of work, most normally in society we think of hard work as one that leaves us exhausted and dreading the next day. Hard work can be rewarding don’t get us wrong, that satisfying feeling of kicking up your feet after a long day’s work is one of the greatest feelings in the world. What if there was a way however to get the same satisfaction out of the work itself. Rather than being relieved the work is done, we are excited for the next day and almost lose track of ourselves and time throughout. This type of work is one that Steven Pressfield and Ryan Holiday spoke about on the Daily Stoic podcast and it was one that we felt was worth speaking on ourselves.
How do we get into the groove, find our flow state, especially when we have pretty much been told our entire lives that work in and of itself shouldn’t be fun. Now not every day is going to be fun, but finding that necessity that drive towards work feels like something worth craving in life. Always dreading something that we do for a long portion of our lives feels like a sad way to live. Even if you choose something you deem as the thing you were meant to do, the beginning will definitely be a challenge as you find your footing and fail constantly before you can become good! Can you stick with that thing consistently to find a place of contentment and restful work?
If we can feed our curiosity and we allow ourselves consistency, it feels like there is an opportunity for us to find this magical restful work. This isn’t an easy place to get to, or certainly everyone would be craving work almost as nourishment as opposed to escaping every night. By riding out the waves in the beginning and finding what feeds our soul we can begin to do deep work that no longer feeds our ego.