Step by scary step.
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Notes
Seth contrasts two “longest” bridges:
- Danyang-Kunshan Bridge: a railroad bridge, 102 miles long
- Bosideng Bridge: a 1700 feet long bridge that spans a river
Bosideng is the longest single-span bridge. Danyang-Kunshan is the longest multiple-span bridge—”not a single bridge at all, it’s a series of bridges.”
A practice is a series of “spans,” each one “just scary enough to dissuade most people.”
Thoughts
Each span is its own miracle (though not a miracle, really—it obeys physical laws). A practice strings these miracles together. And with enough of them, we can cover a lot of ground.
I don’t feel like I’ve said anything here—just rejiggered his image/metaphor. I guess it doesn’t resonate with me the way some of this other metaphors do. I understand it, and I appreciate it—especially the admission that each span has a level of fear attached. But I’m not sure where to take it.
This was the last chapter of the first section, “Trust Yourself.” I think it’s worth taking a little time to review what I’ve read over the past few weeks, and especially to see if I’ve made any changes, or if there are changes that I should be making, etc.
This series is meant to capture my thoughts as I work through Seth Godin’s The Practice. It’s a book with over 200 (very short) chapters, which I hope to work through and, I further hope, to implement over time.
If you’re interested in more of Godin’s ideas, or my thoughts about them, you can check out this collection of posts. Note that if you’re more interested in the former, you should probably get Godin’s book and read it yourself; my notes will be both incomplete and idiosyncratic, and my thoughts will relate to my own experience.
But if my thoughts resonate with you, or if you think I’m just silly, I welcome your comments.