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how to keep the future to yourself
Learn through action, not rumination…Rather than try to perform endless thought experiments to gain clarity, we can choose a direction and then create the reasons for why we did so. That is to say: instead of making the right choice, we have the power, through our actions, to make the choice right.
from How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads by Every
- Deciding to be action-oriented, even in the face of uncertainty, is a superpower that is accessible to almost everyone. A willingness to simply say “I see this problem and I am going to take personal responsibility for doing something about it” is incredibly powerful.
from Some Painful Questions We Ask Ourselves by Cate Hall
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To act in the face of the unknown brings up a primal fear in most of us. You can overcome this fear if you learn to look at action in a new way. Here are three principles that make the process of taking action more effective.
from Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You by Phil Stutz