
Tuesday Thread: How Do You Know When To Quit?

On some level, I think we always already know when we’re hiding out in some domain of life, flinching from a challenge reality has placed before us. The purpose of a question like ‘What’s the life task here?’ is just to haul that knowledge up into the daylight of consciousness, where we can finally do something about it.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
How do you know when to hold and when to fold? We’ll explore how so many people misinterpret the relief from anxiety when you pull away from the creative process as reclaiming peace of mind instead of what it so often is: the fleeting sensation of dreams dying.
Jonathan Fields • Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance

What’s the life task here? Never mind what you want. What does life want?
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
How can a behavior that feels so meaningful and aligned with who we are drain us, and even fill us with resentment?
Anne Berube • The Burnout Antidote
some honest reflections on the tendencies i have to be harsh with myself when i do not know what is next
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