# Chapter 256

As Bernie the Developer says, “put your butt in the chair and do the work!” Nothing, and I mean nothing takes the place of doing the work. Even if you do it slowly and patiently, it will get done if you sit down and do the work! This just sounds too simple doesn’t? Well I don’t think it is simple, it is discipline not simple. Put. Your. Butt. In. The. Chair. Do. The. Work.

Ok ok enough strong arm tactics. The other thing I do is gamification of the work. Make your own game, but mine usually runs along the lines of “finish this much work and take a break, play a solitaire game or walk around the house for two minutes” kinds of game. But even this is still discipline not simple, because if you don’t put tight parameters (discipline) around the game portion of this approach, you still won’t get any work done. You know this. Nothing new here.

But I saved the best one for last. So enjoy. That’s right, enjoy your work. Nothing will get it done faster and more pleasurably than just digging in and enjoying the pure pleasure of crafting something beautiful or useful or insightful. Doing what you do with skill and excellence and competence. It doesn’t matter if no one else notices what you have done, you know it. You do it out of pride and character, not because other people are watching or applauding. This is a reflection of who you are, not just what you do. We are all more than what we do. So dig in and just work and make the world a better place.