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Boys, Here’s how author Sahil Bloom describes the “stonecutter’s principle.” I remember reading once about President John F. Kennedy visiting NASA headquarters during the space race.
He was walking through the halls and saw a janitor cleaning the floor. He asked the janitor what work he did for NASA, to which the janitor famously replied:
“I’m helping put a man on the moon.”
The idea, in other words, is that it’s sometimes hard to see how your daily efforts contribute to where you want to go. And it can feel tedious to work on things one step at a time. But that’s where the stonecutter’s principle comes in. If you have the big picture in mind, that can help you manage the daily grind. Bloom has a good, three-minute read about it on his website: https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/the-stonecutter-principle Have a good week. Love, Father |
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