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导读：人生的旅途中，我们应该更多地享受过程给我们的快乐，而不是期待结果带来的惊喜。享受旅程中的每一步，我们最终就会愉快地到达目的地。
“Never underestimate the power of passion.” —Eve Sawyer
Last week， I began writing my second book. I intended to start a month ago， but life got in the way， as it often does. In order to make my September deadline， I’ll need to keep a high level of output. Four hours after starting my first day of writing， I felt I’d produced very little， and I wasn’t satisfied with what I’d written， so I started worrying about that. What if I keep rewriting but still don’t feel satisfied with the result？ What if I don’t choose the best personal stories to share？ Finally， I went into full-on neurotic writer mode， largely because I felt overwhelmed by the work ahead.
Then I remembered two important things： For one， I felt exactly like this when I started my first book. I didn’t know entirely how it would take shape， or if I’d feel good about it when I was done， but finally， I did. I threw myself into the process， and the process created the result —not my will， not my fears， but the act of showing up every day. That leads me to the second thing I remembered： The point is to enjoy the process—not just to finish the book， but also to really enjoy the experience of writing it.
The process of a passion isn’t just the road to a result， though of course we have certain goals in mind. The process is where the love is. Raising a child isn’t just about setting them loose in the world. It’s about the everyday experience of nurturing and teaching. Creating a business isn’t just about building a moneymaker. It’s about the everyday journey of the purpose. It’s the same with restoring a car or working toward anything meaningful with a certain endpoint down the line： the uncertain moments that lead to completion are small chances for complete happiness. In finding value along each step of the journey， we finally arrive at a valuable destination.
Vocabulary
neurotic adj. 神经过敏的
overwhelm v. 受打击，压倒
set...loose v. 使……不受拘束/放松
nurture v. 养育，培养
destination n. 目的地
（Process counts more than results！）
“Never underestimate the power of passion.” —Eve Sawyer
Last week， I began writing my second book. I intended to start a month ago， but life got in the way， as it often does. In order to make my September deadline， I’ll need to keep a high level of output. Four hours after starting my first day of writing， I felt I’d produced very little， and I wasn’t satisfied with what I’d written， so I started worrying about that. What if I keep rewriting but still don’t feel satisfied with the result？ What if I don’t choose the best personal stories to share？ Finally， I went into full-on neurotic writer mode， largely because I felt overwhelmed by the work ahead.
Then I remembered two important things： For one， I felt exactly like this when I started my first book. I didn’t know entirely how it would take shape， or if I’d feel good about it when I was done， but finally， I did. I threw myself into the process， and the process created the result —not my will， not my fears， but the act of showing up every day. That leads me to the second thing I remembered： The point is to enjoy the process—not just to finish the book， but also to really enjoy the experience of writing it.
The process of a passion isn’t just the road to a result， though of course we have certain goals in mind. The process is where the love is. Raising a child isn’t just about setting them loose in the world. It’s about the everyday experience of nurturing and teaching. Creating a business isn’t just about building a moneymaker. It’s about the everyday journey of the purpose. It’s the same with restoring a car or working toward anything meaningful with a certain endpoint down the line： the uncertain moments that lead to completion are small chances for complete happiness. In finding value along each step of the journey， we finally arrive at a valuable destination.
Vocabulary
neurotic adj. 神经过敏的
overwhelm v. 受打击，压倒
set...loose v. 使……不受拘束/放松
nurture v. 养育，培养
destination n. 目的地
（Process counts more than results！）