The ObservatoryTomas and the thousand boring evenings
Building something lasting through persistence rather than inspiration.
Tomas had read everything about motivation. He knew all about flow, about finding your why, about burning for something. The problem was that he rarely burned. Most mornings felt much like all the others: gray, a little cold, not the least bit inspiring.
He had decided to learn to play guitar, for the third time in five years. The first two attempts had looked the same: two weeks of fire, then silence in a closet. This time he decided on something different. He would not wait for the urge. He would simply do it, boring or not.
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