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Context: "MOST of the time, you have no legitimate reason to care what others may be thinking of you." | |||
Prelude: Time spent caring what others think of you is time lost. | |||
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File:Art is long, life is brave.jpg|link=Art is long, life is brave|'''[[Art is long, life is brave]]'''. | |||
File:By God I shall not be dull.jpg|link=By God I shall not be dull|I shall rip down the stars from the heavens with my bare hands if I must, but '''[[by God I shall not be dull]]'''. | |||
File:Universal Illuminator.jpg|link=Universal Illuminator|Work! Only work! Soon the sun shall fail and die, and darkness shall cover the cosmos. I must complete my '''[[Universal Illuminator]]''' before that dismal time arrives. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Art is long, life is brave]] | |||
* [[By God I shall not be dull]] | |||
* [[Compromise]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[Universal Illuminator]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1457906949694103555 Post] Twitter (8 November 2021) | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1457906949694103555 Post] Twitter (8 November 2021) | ||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Poems]] | |||
[[Category:Karl Jones (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Karl Jones (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Optimism (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Optimism (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Work (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Work (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:55, 10 May 2023
"Only the work matters" is a short poem by Karl Jones.
Text
Context: "MOST of the time, you have no legitimate reason to care what others may be thinking of you."
Prelude: Time spent caring what others think of you is time lost.
Do your work.
Only the work matters.
In the News
I shall rip down the stars from the heavens with my bare hands if I must, but by God I shall not be dull.
Work! Only work! Soon the sun shall fail and die, and darkness shall cover the cosmos. I must complete my Universal Illuminator before that dismal time arrives.
Fiction cross-reference
- Art is long, life is brave
- By God I shall not be dull
- Compromise
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Universal Illuminator
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
Social media
- Post Twitter (8 November 2021)