For me infinite persistence does not come to passion. Quite the opposite. I use a rather simple trick that I've learned when one of my girlfriends were late for a date (and it was before the mobile phone era).
Performing repetitive activity, or waiting, or trying again after failure is very hard for me. I used to go berserk with rage after a few failures. Now I just do a rather simple mental trick.
I say to myself something along the lines: "The result doesn't seem to bе quick, but it should come eventually. I believe in it, and I want that result. I don't know how long or how many times I will have to try, so, I will continue doing what is necessary until I achieve the result, or until I die, whatever comes first."
Now, these are harsh words. And I think, I never came even remotely close to the situation when I could die before I achieve my goal. But my conscious is gullible. It just switches to a meditative state, when just following the process is more important then constantly checking the results. Doing becomes practicing and I can stay in this state forever. Very handy.
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Ilya. |