
3-2-1: On control, saying no, and keeping an open mind

- Ability to change yourself & your mind
- Not taking things personally
- Not needing to prove you're right
- Careful selection of all relationships
- Staying calm
- Being alone without being lonely
- Being ok with being uncomfortable
- Thinking for oneself
- Not taking things personally
- Not needing to prove you're right
- Careful selection of all relationships
- Staying calm
- Being alone without being lonely
- Being ok with being uncomfortable
- Thinking for oneself
Brain Food: The Obvious Thing
Leverage the framework as a guide to explore unfamiliar practices with intention. This might mean trying a practice at least once or reading the scientific literature. You can then choose to integrate it into your life or decide it’s not for you, but only after actively exploring its potential benefits. The idea isn’t to accept or reject wholesale... See more
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Where Are You on the Woo Spectrum?
Attention Required! | Cloudflare
fs.blogUltimately, preserving optionality means paying attention and looking at life from multiple perspectives. It means building a versatile base of foundational knowledge and allowing for serendipity and unexpected connections. We must seek to expand our comfort zone and circle of competence, and we should take minor risks that have potentially large... See more
Farnam Street • Preserving Optionality: Preparing for the Unknown - Farnam Street
Most of these ideas are built around some basic principles: it’s best to do things with intention and to build small rituals into our lives. It’s best to live aesthetically and to decorate yourself and your space. You can build your own space and you can build your own identity and body. We ought to celebrate the physical realm and only use the
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