I do this thing called 750 words. You go on the website and you write. And every day that you write 750 words, you get some points. And an X shows up on your scorecard like a strike in bowling. Every day you write anything at all, you get 1 point. It shows up like a spare on your score card. When you get strikes on several days in a row, you get badges.
Well, today, I logged in and I was disappointed to see that I only got a spare for yesterday's writing. I expected to see a strike because I distinctly remember passing the 750 word mark in my writing yesterday. Maybe I closed my computer before those last few words were saved or something. I don't know.
Then I realized is that it doesn't even really matter. I did the writing. That's the important part. I got to process some thoughts. My mind feels a little less cluttered. I got a little bit more clarity on a big project.
Whether or not I get a strike or a spare or whatever the number of points or badges I get for writing is not the point.
What's interesting is that because this metric is so much more visible and concrete than the clarity and progress I made through writing, my heart actually sank a little when I saw the spare instead of the strike, which I expected.
It's very silly, actually. Because the part that really matters is done. The writing is there. And I've already extracted the benefit of it.
Yet, as evidenced by that heart sinking, I see that I've put far more importance to this metric than it deserves.
Well, today, I logged in and I was disappointed to see that I only got a spare for yesterday's writing. I expected to see a strike because I distinctly remember passing the 750 word mark in my writing yesterday. Maybe I closed my computer before those last few words were saved or something. I don't know.
Then I realized is that it doesn't even really matter. I did the writing. That's the important part. I got to process some thoughts. My mind feels a little less cluttered. I got a little bit more clarity on a big project.
Whether or not I get a strike or a spare or whatever the number of points or badges I get for writing is not the point.
What's interesting is that because this metric is so much more visible and concrete than the clarity and progress I made through writing, my heart actually sank a little when I saw the spare instead of the strike, which I expected.
It's very silly, actually. Because the part that really matters is done. The writing is there. And I've already extracted the benefit of it.
Yet, as evidenced by that heart sinking, I see that I've put far more importance to this metric than it deserves.
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