Humble After Not During

From Weekly I/O#126


"Be humble after but not during the action." — Ernest Hemingway

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Hemingway warned writers about premature humility in a lecture on the art of the short story. When you are in the middle of doing something, act with conviction. Once the work is done, return to humility.

This also reminds me of zooming in with notes and zooming out with faith.


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