Mastery

A letter to the best wedding creators in the world by Josh Withers

I'm a sucker for interviews with masters so when David Remnick asked Seinfeld why he kept on showing up despite his wealth, age (and “the extreme left and PC crap” which ffs Jerry, just leave it mate):

David Remnick: It is possible that you've probably made a dollar or two from Seinfeld, and yet you still work so hard. Why?

Jerry Seinfeld: Because the only thing in life that's really worth having is good skill. Good skill is the greatest possession. The things that money buys are fine. They're good. I like them. But having a skill [is the most important thing]. I learned this from reading Esquire magazine. They did an issue on ‘mastery’…a very zen Buddhist concept.

Pursue mastery that will fulfill your life. You will feel good. I know a lot of rich people and they don't feel good as you think they…would. They don't. They're miserable. So I work because if you don't in standup comedy — if you don't do it a lot — you stink.”

That's the encouragement today: pursue mastery.