Alex Glass
@aglass
Alex Glass
On our run I tell J: the unhealthy version of myself used to abandon things just because they got painful or inconvenient. The healthy part of me finds joyfulness in persisting in something for a very long time. In hindsight it sounds really obvious but it genuinely eluded me for a really long time: the mark of overall healthiness in spirit is... See more
Nix 🕊 • what's a good commitment?
There are some things you can’t understand yet. Your life will be a great and continuous unfolding
cheryl strayed • Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
“Regret is an interesting concept. Often, it involves retroactively considering a decision we made under one set of circumstances and judging it unfairly by our current ones.”
Exercise. Many people associate exercise with being a challenging task that drains energy and wears you down. You can just as easily view it as a way to develop skills and build you up. Instead of telling yourself “I need to go run in the morning,” say “It’s time to build endurance and get fast.”
James Clear • Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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