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“We each resist entropy in our own way, but in every case we are enacting a primitive, biological imperative that Goldstein refers to as self-mattering. Every organism is metabolically programmed to prioritize its own survival. “Biology’s response to the supreme law of physics,” she writes, “is what makes self-mattering deeper than any instinct,
... See moreFirst, ask yourself what’s working: What about your daily work, your daily life, matters to you? Why are you doing it? What part of your life is a source of pride? What impact do you feel you’re having on people, ideas, or things that are important to you? Next, ask yourself what’s neutral: What are you spending your time on that you don’t
... See morePeter Bregman • 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
i) Don't be afraid of your uniqueness.
ii) Do what you get the most pleasure from.
iii) Don't worry about what others are thinking.
iv) Have a sense of humor and talk honestly.
v) Make mistakes and learn.
Prof. Feynmanx.comOne of the biggest surprises to me early in my self improvement journey was to realize just how many people I envied, believing they'd simply "got lucky" through genetics or upbringing or circumstances etc, were actually miserable, depressed, broke, and useless just like me at one point in their life.
And furthermore,... See more
Maxx.comGood values are 1) reality-based, 2) socially constructive, and 3) immediate and controllable. Bad values are 1) superstitious, 2) socially destructive, and 3) not immediate or controllable.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Values should drive behavior. And you’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what makes you whole as a human being. That’s worth teaching.
Ron Lieber • The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
Finding the values and principles you live by isn't always easy. Giving yourself opportunities to live by them and make them a default reflex can be brutally hard. But writing them down, sharing them with the people around you, having them do the same, and then all of you practicing coming together in loving, supportive presence, not to call each... See more
River Kenna • Destabilization & the Frequency of Values
The antidote to all of this, in the broadest terms, is more reality, more immersion in the finite here and now: more writing on paper; more gathering in person and in public; more looking strangers in the eye; more scruffy hospitality; more queueing for the supermarket checkout that’s staffed by a human, if there even is one; more feeling the
... See more• Try to define yourself by what you love and embrace, rather than what you hate and refuse.