The reward of a thing well done is having done it

Actually, that’s just a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote.

You know who told me that? AI did.

AI is really good at certain things. For instance, it also gave me similar quotes:

• Proverbs 12:14: “Well-done work has its own reward” 
• Fredrik Backman: “A job well done is a reward in its own right” 
• Arthur Conan Doyle: “The work is its own reward” 

But let’s talk about what it’s not good at… like the image it generated for me, which is heading this post.

When I think of “hard work,” I rather instinctively visualize a hammer hitting a nail. I’m not sure why I have that exact association, but I do… so I tried that as the prompt.

“Hammer hitting a nail.”

First of all, apparently that’s what AI thinks a hammer looks like.

Secondly, that’s a screw.

I guess if you were trying to drive a screw with a tiny, lopsided hammer… well, that really would be hard work, wouldn’t it?

Daily writing prompt

In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled?

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