About a week ago, my daughter and I built our first Lego model, Hours 1-3 were fun, She was focused and did all the assembly. However, hours 4-6 weren't as fun and I'm sure to a degree, not as rewarding as when we started.
I would check in with her if she wanted a break or to stop. My concern was not wanting to be a hardass about her finishing what she starts. She's 5 - that lesson will come, I just didn't think now is the time for it.
She continues to impress me. She wanted to keep going even after she could no longer feel the end was near. Or, the fun was starting to slip away. "No, we have to finish," she said a handful of times. But even at 5, her patience was tested and she questioned why there were so many pieces to this Lego model.
For me I made the comparison to when I/WE, want to do something, but easier. In a quicker time. With ‘less pieces’ to keep that metaphor alive. But that is all what we believe - we want the secret code or key to skip a few steps.
We here it in podcasts, interviews or conversations in our lives. We want to know the one way to achieve this or that. The secret to lasting relationships or wealth building. The one thing to focus on. There isn't just one. There is no magic pill or bullet.
Progress at building a Lego set or in other areas of life, I like what animal and behavior scientist Temple Grandin has to say: "People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will completely change everything. There is no mingle magic bullet. Progress is about bridging the gap between what we observe and what we can imagine - one careful step at a time." (Source: Thinking in Pictures)