#### Imitation and emulation is worthless if you cannot emulate the individual through even the toughest of circumstances and see the tough times through --- If your goal was to emulate an individual in their actions, habits, choices, etc. in order to achieve some outcome that they have achieved, then to meet this goal you have to weather the storm. If you emulate everything about an individual to bring about the same sets of circumstance that led to that individuals success, then you also need to be able to continue this practice through the most difficult of times. If that individual faced hard times and persevered but when you encounter those trials and shrink from them then you will not be receiving the complete set of experiences that led to that individuals holistic development. You need to experience hardships as they have and follow through with your emulation to achieve the same ends as that individual and bring about an idealized replication of their [[Orlog]] and [[Wyrd]]. --- Tags: [[Emulation]] - [[copying]] - [[Idolization]] References: [[% 2020-10-06 Derek Sivers Innovation Versus imitation]] Related: - [[Fake it till you make it]]