Great interview, I've been enjoying Brad's work for a while now. I especially liked the part of the interview on completion rituals; I've known of the idea but never heard that term before. I'd always called it "celebrating our successes" in the team environment in which I work, but completion rituals sounds a lot cooler.
Brad is my intellectual hero :) I’ve said this before but his work helped ground me when we were living through a horrible year with a chronically ill child. I found his new book early in the shop and have been reading it. So, so good.
One of my favorites so far! I do agree that excellence isn't found in merely knowing or even just doing. Excellence is becoming. When you work to become something or someone, you're working toward achieving excellence. Thanks for sharing!
"... not about hacks or habits in isolation, but adopting excellence as a way of being—something that shapes your identity, your values, and how you show up in the world."
Great conversation! Looking forward to reading the book.
Great interview, I've been enjoying Brad's work for a while now. I especially liked the part of the interview on completion rituals; I've known of the idea but never heard that term before. I'd always called it "celebrating our successes" in the team environment in which I work, but completion rituals sounds a lot cooler.
Brad is my intellectual hero :) I’ve said this before but his work helped ground me when we were living through a horrible year with a chronically ill child. I found his new book early in the shop and have been reading it. So, so good.
Great conversation. Interesting information. I took some notes to think about and will check out the book.
One of my favorites so far! I do agree that excellence isn't found in merely knowing or even just doing. Excellence is becoming. When you work to become something or someone, you're working toward achieving excellence. Thanks for sharing!
And I’ve been meaning to reread Zen and the Art…a good motivation
Who’s reading the post? AI?
It sounds like both parties are reading thier own written responses. I get it, but it does ound a little artificial.
"... not about hacks or habits in isolation, but adopting excellence as a way of being—something that shapes your identity, your values, and how you show up in the world."
Nailed it Brad. Thanks, Michael!
Pat
I see flow state in the title, but not explicitly discussed. In the way he discussed it, they certainly are related..