Alan
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Alan
Buddha says we cannot get rid of the First arrow, but we can control what we do with our second arrow. Our Second arrow is the response to the pain of the first arrow and in most cases, it is plain “RESISTANCE” to this pain.
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We can never really be prepared for that which is wholly new. We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem; we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves. It needs subordinate self-confidence to face drastic change without inner trembling.
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David Allen, Getting Things Done
When you carve out big blocks of unscheduled time, you’re creating space for exploration. It’s the oxygen of thinking deep and wide. Without it, it’s hard to cultivate the rich intellectual life you’re after.
Greg Wheeler
“We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget loves and betrayals alike, forget what we whispered and what we screamed, forget who we were. Keeping a notebook keeps alive some illusion of who we used to be, allowing us to maintain continuity with a self we’ve already outgrown.”
-Joan Didion (from “On Keeping a Notebo
... See moreWhen you have data to show your progress, everything changes. You measure, you analyse and, most importantly, you can improve. Every time you try something new and the result is positive, you have a key stimulus to look at to move in the right direction.
Focus: The Skill That Separates Experts From Amateurs
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
―Cesare Pavese
Make you feel my love
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would n