Saved by Mo Shafieeha and
Get Numb Before You Get Good
When you learn something new for the first time you flail miserably at it, but eventually you identify your weaknesses and over time the process toward solution becomes almost instinctual. Things get better and easier, and somehow you’ve developed into this whole new person who could do the hard things you once dreaded, now effortlessly. I find thi... See more
all these things that I've done
“Powerful combination = Hate being bad at stuff + Willing to look like a beginner.
People who hate being bad at stuff are driven to improve. However, if they are unwilling to look like a beginner from time to time, they will avoid new challenges and struggle to reinvent themselves.
Meanwhile, people who are willing to try new things, but lack a thirs... See more
People who hate being bad at stuff are driven to improve. However, if they are unwilling to look like a beginner from time to time, they will avoid new challenges and struggle to reinvent themselves.
Meanwhile, people who are willing to try new things, but lack a thirs... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: How to Divide Your to-Do List, and the Universal Nature of Writing - James Clear
surrender to the cringe
Take a moment to consider why you’ve heeded the call. What’s stopped you from doing the damn thing? A fear of being cringe? A fear of not being good enough?
When you first start out, life will be exactly how it was before you started doing the thing except now t... See more
Take a moment to consider why you’ve heeded the call. What’s stopped you from doing the damn thing? A fear of being cringe? A fear of not being good enough?
It's all going to flicker out at some point with everything else.
When you first start out, life will be exactly how it was before you started doing the thing except now t... See more
Cissy Hu • Year of doing the damn thing
6 Famous Artists Talk About What It’s Like to Overcome Fear and Create Beauty
James Clearjamesclear.com
