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Anxiety typically involves worries about what might happen , such as fretting over how you will be perceived at a social event or what might or might not occur there. In contrast, dread is about the certainty of discomfort
Anxiety vs. Dread & This Week's Roundup
The truly valuable skill is the one the three-to-four-hour rule helps to instill: not the capacity to push yourself harder but the capacity to stop and recuperate, despite the discomfort of knowing that the work remains unfinished.
Opinion | Burned Out? Start Here.
asked why he had decided to risk destroying the whole universe in one go. According to Post Office legend, Mr Rumbelow had replied: ‘Firstly, sir, I reasoned that if I destroyed the universe all in one go no one would know; secondly, when I walloped the thing the first time the wizards ran away, so I surmised that unless they had another universe
... See moreTerry Pratchett • Going Postal: The hilarious novel from the fantastically funny Terry Pratchett (Discworld series Book 33)
when your primary motivation is the avoidance of unpleasant thoughts and feelings, this drains the joy and vitality from what you are doing.
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living
It might be tempting to think of willpower-based goalsetting systems as hardheaded and realistic, while dismissing those that leave space for spontaneity – or for just not feeling like it today – as self-indulgent and second-tier. But I think it’s the other way around. Our changing moods and energy levels, and how inspired we’re feeling on any... See more
The Imperfectionist: The right dose of self-discipline
The philosopher Kieran Setiya divides our activities into two categories: telic and atelic . Telic activities are those that we do for their end product. The purpose of telic activities is to get to the end. But atelic activities are those we do to do them. The purpose of atelic activities is that the process of doing them has value.
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How to Feel Good About Going Slow
It’s rare that life situations fall into a neat and tidy yes or no in terms of value alignment. We might be moving away from some values and toward other ones
Neurodivergent Notes: Understanding Away and Toward Moves
Steal five dollars and you were a petty thief. Steal thousands of dollars and you were either a government or a hero.
Terry Pratchett • Going Postal: The hilarious novel from the fantastically funny Terry Pratchett (Discworld series Book 33)
thoughts that criticise you, insult you, judge you, put you down or blame you are likely to lower your motivation rather than increase it.