Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 6 key ideas
The core ideas of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, each in under a minute, written in our own words. Want the full depth? Get the book.
- IDEA 1 OF 6
Quality
Quality can't be fully defined, yet we recognise it instantly.
Pirsig argues it is the meeting point of subject and object.
- IDEA 2 OF 6
Classic and romantic
Some see the world through underlying form and function, others through surface and feeling.
Good work needs both.
- IDEA 3 OF 6
Protect your gumption
Enthusiasm and care fuel good work.
Watch out for traps like impatience and ego that drain it.
- IDEA 4 OF 6
Stuckness is useful
Being stuck is the moment before understanding.
Stay with the problem instead of forcing it.
- IDEA 5 OF 6
Care is the key
When you care about what you're doing, quality follows, and so does peace.
- IDEA 6 OF 6
Peace of mind
A calm mind produces good values, and good values produce good actions.
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