practice smart work

Reading Fran's writing on Talent versus hard work has me wondering if smart work serves as a better north star. It's not just about avoiding the "hard work" of exercising with no incrementing or bad form. The former shows how "practice makes permanent", while the latter leads to getting injured when you don't have to. It's also about how you can develop plenty of talent for and expend much hard work on something that you ultimately don't want. Check out this motivational message from somewhere in the jujutsu gym that Fran's niece attends: A black belt is a white belt who never gave up. While perseverance is a virtue, you might not want that black belt in the first place. You might not want any color of belt for that matter. That's perfectly fine. Eliminating what you know you don't want narrows the pool for what you truly desire. Searching for new music gets me into that subtractive headspace. My strong filter can inform whether a song or track is worth revisiting in seconds. While it…