To Grind or Not?

Two examples. One local. One global.

Mr. Harper has five classes. Three Algebras, one Geometry, and one Algebra II. That’s 119 students, five days/week, every week of the school year. His schedule is a grind. Day in and day out. Or, he could use his position of influence and his expertise in math to write cutting edge curriculum for the elementary school—authored by high schoolers under his direction. Or, he could generate an "algebraic" tour of campus, full of architectural problems to be solved, and generating the first-ever interactive, interdisciplinary, group-oriented final exam.

Mr. Harper has a choice. To grind or not?

Coldplay has a massive following, but they are not immune to working long, hard hours. Touring. Recording. Touring. Recording. They could put their heads down, push out commercial tunes on albums with mass appeal and continue raking in the millions. Their schedule, despite making millions, would be a grind. Or, they can utilize their massive platform and devoted following to explore the boundaries of public art, thereby producing vulnerable-yet-brilliant bits of musical genius, and helping evolve an industry.

Coldplay has a choice. To grind or not?

You have a choice, too.