Bruce Lee – From the desk of Adam Thomas

Be a Drop

“Pressure works, every drip counts. Be a drop.”

David Heinemeier Hansson (@DHH)

This quote stands out to me. While it focused on Uber’s various miscarriages of justice, it works elsewhere.

When we focus on one thing, even the smallest effort creates change.

Persistance wins, even on those days when you:

Do 5 push ups instead of going to the gym

Write a few sentences on your latest blog post

Send a thank you email instead of calling

Each of those options are a drop, yet, they keep the streak alive.

Keep working.

Bruce Lee Genius

Be like water – Bruce Lee

Sometimes I don’t see this quote for the genius that it is. At the surface, you can see it as water being flexible. “Water becomes the cup.” However, water also does two things.

It is as powerful as it needs to be to get to where it is going – there is nothing stopping a river from flowing. Even if you dam the river – if you don’t redirect, one day, whether it is a week or a thousand years, the water will break the dam.
It is always moving. Even water in a puddle is pushing against the ground, smoothing, sanding, and digging into the world. If it finds itself unable to accomplish its task in time, it reverts into air, only to come down as rain again to try once more.

So. Be like water.