"Geology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes really, pressure, and time"

The above quote comes from the film Shawshank Redemption, and I'm not going to spoil the plot of the film (though I think virtually everybody must have seen since its ALWAYS on FILMFOUR!!!) by giving away much more around the context of this quote. If you are in the small small minority who haven't seen this film, take the hint and see it...


Anyway, the reason for the quote is it recently resonated with me.

For what seems like an age, I've been chipping away at this idea, sometimes not feeling I have been making any progress and losing my confidence in the roller coaster of thinking I'm close to breaking through one moment, the next worrying about something falling down on top of me.

And what I've come to realise is that progress does not come all at once, but rather more incrementally, step by step over the course of a period of time. I have progressed my ideas somewhat since I first thought of them, and all of that is thanks to just applying pressure over a period of time.

With a nod to the film, its important not to lose hope and to make the most of the circumstances in which you find yourself whilst also applying the pressure constantly over however long a period of time it takes.