The Easy Way is Rarely the Right Way

The Easy Way is Rarely The Right Way

My Sonos Ace headphones: 10/10 on the plane, 4/10 in my backpack. The noise cancelling is magic, but the case is a brick.

Its the perfect metaphor for self-improvement.

The most effective methods are often the most inconvenient. Like forcing myself to speak broken Spanish instead of just listening to podcasts.

The easy way is almost never the right way.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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