Mike "Bagel"
@bagelpuc
Small Business Counselor, Podcaster, Writer, Connector
Mike "Bagel"
liveyourvalues.co
“You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.”— Vernon Howard
Postanly Weekly • 13 Things That Prove Your Life Has Meaning
The self is an illusion
If you feel a surge of envy, first, own up to it, Dr. Leahy said. “Making room for envy and noticing when it shows up allows people not to be afraid of it.”
It’s OK if you envy a friend, Dr. Leahy said. Your emotions are likely more complex. “You can think, I love my friend, I appreciate what they do for me and their good qualities, and I envy
... See moreNew York Times • How to Make Envy Work for You
I love the challenge to relfect on what issues you're facing in your own life. Envy often stems from an insecurity or discomfort with yourself and the circumstances you have.
One of the things I’ve found just for kind of managingmyself is that if I try to just go straight into the day, almost every morning when I wake up and read through my emails and get the news, it’s almost like getting punched with sort of like a ton of new context. And it’s like, “Okay, I need to internalize this.” So I found that doing... See more
Mark Zuckerberg • The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More (#582)
For me, it became crucial to notice what is in fact "illusory" about the self. It's not an illusion in the sense of being a completely useless, even malignant, deception. It's a complex of narratives, judgments, and strategies that developed to help me maintain some relatively reliable social-emotional standing. It served, and serves, a purpose.
Waking Up - A New Operating System for Your Mind
Structure is what I need to start and feel organized
Ruts are real and we forget to reexamine or listen to things we've heard before. Something I took away from an old sales manger and I still use, he said, "go into different doors when entering a building and look at what's different, talk to different people each time you enter and when you ask a question listen well enough to ask one more. "
🌍 seeing the world differently
From Christian
“There was, between the front door and the offices, a swing door which creaked when it was opened; but she objected to having this little inconvenience remedied, because it gave her notice when anyone was coming.”
— Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
— Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
Some of the books from my personal toolbox that have elevated my skills as a writer. 📝
Tirrea Billingssubstack.com