Lift Heavy. Run Far

I’ve seen the T-Shirts.

As someone who likes to lift heavy and run far, it resonates. But also, in my current life state, I’m starting to think, “Should I? Is that still a goal?”

Maybe it should be “Lift appropriately. Run for a while.”

I’m wondering what the equivalent engineering motivational T-Shirts say.

“Think hard. Type a lot.”
“Test twice. Push once.”
“Code a lot. Ship a lot.”
“Squash bugs. Chastise colleagues.”
“Ship faster. Rollback more.”

Eh, you get the point.

Motivation is a funny thing. Sometimes we’re deeply focused. Other times, we get distracted by a passing bird.

But motivation and work aren’t the same thing.

Unless we sit down at the keyboard (or tie the running shoes, or put the plates on the bar), the muse never visits us. She just doesn’t show up.

Let’s go.