coil spring – the gumption trap

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From Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig :

"Boredom is the next gumption trap that comes to mind. This the opposite of anxiety and commonly goes with ego problems. Boredom means you're off the Quality track, you're not seeing things freshly, you've lost your 'beginner's mind' and your motorcycle is in great danger. Boredom means your gumption supply is low and must be replenished before anything else is done. When you are bored, stop! Go to a show. Turn on the TV. Call it a day. Do anything but work on that machine. If you don't stop, the next thing that happens is the Big Mistake, and then all the boredom plus the Big Mistake combine together in the one Sunday punch to knock all the gumption out of you and you are really stopped."