Nana-Ama Danquah Tells Us
Instead of resisting change or dwelling on misfortune, embrace the unknown.
Trust that every experience, no matter how challenging, is a step forward on your path.
Darius Foroux • 5 Classic Stoic Principles to Live By for a Happier Life
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Trusting the process becomes much easier when you regularly run into these little reminders that we’re all kinda going through the same ups and the same downs... “The tough thing is that consistency can feel like it’s not paying off for long stretches of time. You feel aimless, like you’re going nowhere. You’re not improving as fast as you like. I’... See more
charlottegrysolle • Tweet
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Life is full of surprises, and it doesn’t help us to fixate on regrets or try to recover what has been lost.
Jeff Goins • The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
One of my favorite pieces of modern wisdom ever uttered comes from Jim Carrey:
“I’ve often said that I wish people could realize all their dreams and wealth and fame so that they could see that it’s not where you’re going to find your sense of completion ... No matter what you gain, ego will not let you rest. He will tell you that you cannot stop u... See more
Anu • Pursuits That Can’t Scale
Can you learn to enjoy the process as the end in itself, not the means?
In the beginning, the dissonance between the scale of your aspirations and the reality of your days will riddle you with anxiety. You will be tempted to strip the unknown of its surprises and travel to the future: What if my customers churn? What if a competitor introduces a be... See more
In the beginning, the dissonance between the scale of your aspirations and the reality of your days will riddle you with anxiety. You will be tempted to strip the unknown of its surprises and travel to the future: What if my customers churn? What if a competitor introduces a be... See more
Sari Az • Check your Pulse #49
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in praise of slowing down
nicoles.substack.comJason Fried on company culture:
"You have to find the nature of things. That's the thing I've found to be the most useful tool in anything: trying to understand the true nature of an experience, place, or thing and rolling with the nature.
Any time you go against the true nature of something, you're just battling unnecessarily.
So yeah, figure it ou
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