What a wonderful read! Reinforced many of my own (not as thoroughly recorded) experiences and reminded me that in creative work, your mind’s wandering can be your greatest threat as well as an asset. Learning to control (or at least work with) the mind is truly tantamount to producing work you can be proud of.

> It’s really about developing a rich mental model of what focus and perseverance feel like, and what factors seem to support or harm those states of mind.