“Don’t break the chain. Your only job is to not to break the chain!” These are not the words of a drummer, but of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. When asked how he works on his craft, he says that he writes at least one joke a day, every day. He does this even if he doesn’t feel like it and even if he feels extremely unfunny. Never missing a day creates a streak of momentum, it is like building links to a chain. Our job is not to come up with brilliance every day, or to carve out a huge amount of practice time, or to be perfect; our job is to be consistent and to not break the chain. There is great power in consistency and habit. This is the big secret to greatness and genius, it’s not the myth of talent. Work on your craft every day. The name […]

January 2023 Issue