Everybody’s in a rush try to get the throne

People are often in a rush because they’re trying to prove something to somebody. Even if it’s only themselves.

And it’s unfortunate, because hurrying, rushing and stressing create massive amounts of suffering in this world.

Patience, on the other hand, as unsexy as it appears in the moment, pays mucho dividends over time.

During the first season of my gameshow, my approach was slow and incremental. Naturally, the project was serialized. Broadcast in regular installments each week or month.

And so, it wasn’t about being the greatest thing the world has ever seen. Not yet, at least. For now, every subsequent episode was going to be improved upon by the previous one. By correcting flaws found during production, by listening to player feedback and by debriefing after each show.

Meaning, there will be obsessing over my failures, imperfections and mistakes, beating the shit out of myself for not being a genius.

Instead, my thought was, well, let’s just see if we can make this thing five percent better each time. Five percent. That’s totally doable. And that amount can add enough energy to the system and keep moving the story forward.

Where are you in a rush to prove something to somebody? What if you gave yourself permission to progress incrementally?

Believe me, even if five feels insignificant today, it’s still an amount that compounds on itself over time and can net serious results.

Sadly, most people don’t think this way. Many of them are robots who aren’t interested in improving themselves. They’re beholden to code. Once they get their programming, they simply live their mechanical lives, day in and day out.

But each one of us can step out of this cycle. We can drastically decrease the pressure we put on ourselves by working patiently and incrementally.

Eminem said it best:

Everybody’s in a rush try to get the throne, but I just get on the track and try to set the tone.

Exactly how patient can you afford to be?