"Of course, this is less about spit and polish than it is about orderliness or kosmiotes, as the Stoics called it. Chefs speak of [[mise en place]]—prepping and organizing everything you need before setting down and getting down to work. Nothing spilling out onto anything else. Nothing random. Nothing getting in the way, nothing slowing anything or anyone down." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[preparation]], [[stoicism]], [[systems-thinking]], **Source** -- [[202409150124 - B - Discipline is Destiny]]