Abhishek Damania

To find ease, we must embrace the uncertainty that comes with unexpected/scary/big feelings when we engage in actions with unpredictable outcomes. Human beings are afraid of uncertainty because we are usually not interested in the truth – we’re interested in the elimination of uncertainty, and that fact alone causes us to believe things and do thin... See more

Resistance to anything – emotions, needs, hobbies, curiosities, feelings, impulses – prevents our mind from learning about their consequences. So we do the things we think we should be doing. This thing, whatever it is, takes a path of resistance with immense friction (and not the kind that shows us our edges).

"Things that aren't doing the thing:

• Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing.


• Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing.


• Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing.


• Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.


• Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing.


• Writing a b

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When I was younger, I used to think that committing to something would feel oppressive, limiting, restrictive. But I now realize that the opposite is true — that commitment is freeing. It lets you focus . It collapses the need for you to continue considering options endlessly and instead grounds you to where you are, and helps you enjoy the rewards... See more

The mind likes what it can currently understand and control. If what you are presented with is something that will radically transform you ability to show up as you currently have been with the same degree of focus, attention and devotion — it will likely push you away from it.