XIPrinciple 11 of 21

Act without needing the fruit

Care about outcomes; measure them; do not let them be the engine. An action powered by its reward degrades when the reward is delayed and collapses when it fails to…

NISHKAMA KARMA · UNCRAVING ACTION

Care about outcomes; measure them; do not let them be the engine. An action powered by its reward degrades when the reward is delayed and collapses when it fails to arrive — which is exactly the condition of all long-horizon work.

The practice

Begin one project whose results will not be visible for five years, and tell no one your timeline.

A question to carry

What would I still be doing if the recognition never came?

Search the knowledge