Peter Schroeder on Substack
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Peter Schroeder on Substack
Imagine an old prospector, with his burro, traveling through the mountains. He’s looking for gold. He has learned to read the story of the rocks and streams. He searches for signs, and follows where they lead. He pans in the streams. Occasionally he finds some gold. It’s possible one day he may strike it rich. But he’s not living in the future. The... See more
Dave Gray • Monday memo #71
An approach where the goal is not an outcome with a distinct finish line. Instead, a goal could inform the process or system I’d need to commit to that would typically precede reaching my goal. So, instead of having the goal to save $10,000, I’d commit to saving 20 percent of every inflow... indefinitely. And when I did this, I tended to exceed wha... See more
The Key to Reaching Your Goals Is to Stop Fixating On Them | Gusto
Many of us were taught this life lesson: "work now, live later." For me… | Dr. Thomas Funke | 124 comments
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When you try to climb a mountain to prove how big you are, you almost never make it. And even if you do it’s a hollow victory.
Robert M. Pirsig • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
Even an undertaking as seemingly hedonistic as a year spent backpacking around the globe could fall victim to the same problem, if your purpose isn’t to explore the world but—a subtle distinction, this—to add to your mental storehouse of experiences, in the hope that you’ll feel, later on, that you’d used your life well.