# Organised Chaos  Author:: Elizabeth Filips ## Highlights > The only issue is, it only works for most. And we're not all most. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99s7ndv29meqx7pjv2n9rn)) > There are two things I take issue with: the fact that habits are necessary and helpful for everyone, and secondly, that motivation is unnecessary and unreliable for exceptional work. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99s91vsczam8ebn6j2kdba)) > Because the reality is, if you're at all a chaotically passionate person, following this advice is a death sentence. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99sd22y1eaz7bsyz28xcwm)) > Here's to endless passionate, organised chaos. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99t3w09gr5cqb9fdaxbjz0)) > I was seriously proud of myself for doing work I hated. I was secretly loving the tiredness of powering through an early morning. The satisfaction of crossing off another day in my calendar streak when I had absolutely hated every moment of the work I'd been doing. I was so proud of myself for ignoring my needs. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99vrqypc0m9sytht8wb4zy)) > If you don't understand what I mean by enjoying work you do chaotically, feeling depressed and as though you've lost yourself when you're forced to be consistent, ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gca7ncj9eq1sag1v1r5qj3q3)) --- Title: Organised Chaos Author: Elizabeth Filips Tags: readwise, books date: 2024-01-30 --- # Organised Chaos  Author:: Elizabeth Filips ## AI-Generated Summary "It takes a very long time to get to oils. You need to understand form and composition first. ## Highlights > The only issue is, it only works for most. And we're not all most. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99s7ndv29meqx7pjv2n9rn)) > There are two things I take issue with: the fact that habits are necessary and helpful for everyone, and secondly, that motivation is unnecessary and unreliable for exceptional work. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99s91vsczam8ebn6j2kdba)) > Because the reality is, if you're at all a chaotically passionate person, following this advice is a death sentence. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99sd22y1eaz7bsyz28xcwm)) > Here's to endless passionate, organised chaos. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99t3w09gr5cqb9fdaxbjz0)) > I was seriously proud of myself for doing work I hated. I was secretly loving the tiredness of powering through an early morning. The satisfaction of crossing off another day in my calendar streak when I had absolutely hated every moment of the work I'd been doing. I was so proud of myself for ignoring my needs. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gc99vrqypc0m9sytht8wb4zy)) > If you don't understand what I mean by enjoying work you do chaotically, feeling depressed and as though you've lost yourself when you're forced to be consistent, ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gca7ncj9eq1sag1v1r5qj3q3))