Batch Batchelder

When you know what you want, most choices eliminate themselves.

1 Question For You

Your environment whispers suggestions all day long—eat this, click that, sit here. Look around you right now. What small change could you make to your surroundings that would steer you toward good habits and away from distractions?

Saint Augustine on doing what you can for who you know:

"Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you."

Source: De Doctrina Christiana ​

Robert Louis Stevenson on living one day at a time:

"Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means."

Source: An Apology for Idlers ​​​

Ideas From Me

I.

"A simple rule for life that rarely fails:

Optimize for enthusiasm. Make as many choices as you can that leave you feeling energetic and interested. Pay attention to when you have the urge to pursue or participate in something and do more of it."

​II.

"There is an enormous difference between working hard on something that is a grind and... See more

Almighty, eternal, just, and merciful God, grant us in

our misery to do for your sake alone what we know you

want us to do, and always to want what pleases you;

so that, cleansed and enlightened within and inflamed

by the fire of the Holy Spirit, we may be able to follow in

the footsteps of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and so

make our way to you, Mos... See more

Good decisions are calculations based on what you know right now. If the world turns out differently than the data you had indicated, that’s not a bad decision.

A bad decision is one that isn’t based on available facts. It falls into traps like sunk costs or peer pressure. A bad decision is an error in judgment or skill. Good decision makers, when f... See more