Harmontown turned me on to a comedy podcast called Hollywood Handbook which I’m quite enjoying.
As a throwaway sideline in one of their interviews, they started going off on the idea of “Chop wood, carry water.” (Apparently there are two self-help books by that name.)
One of the guys asked rhetorically, “What does the monk do before enlightenment? Chop wood, carry water. And, if I may ask a follow-up question, what does the monk do after enlightenment? Chop wood, carry water.”
It’s the same work. Just do the work.