It's very hard to thrive as a filmmaker if you can't recognize incremental progress in your own work. Success doesn't come in big waves, but in very small doses: Finishing a page of a script, editing a new scene, placing a line of ADR... These seemingly insignificant moments are what lead to completed features, film premieres, and accolades. The better we are at recognizing small progress, the more likely we are to stack up all these little wins and create something truly amazing. But if we are so far removed from the creative process that we can't find excitement in the little things, it's nearly impossible to keep going. Small daily wins = big long term victories.