A Good Life
what does it mean to live a good life?
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A Good Life
The less obvious way to buy back your time is to say no. Passing on a promotion might “buy” you more time with family. Declining the dinner invite might “pay” for the time you need to exercise. We buy back our time not only with the money we spend, but also with the opportunities we decline.
The more clearly you know how you want to spend your days,
... See moreJames Clear • 3-2-1: On Endless Pursuits, the Value of Courage, and How to Buy Back Your Time
Digital Minimalism: A philosophy of technology use in which you focus your online time on a small number of carefully selected and optimized activities that strongly support things you value, and then happily miss out on everything else.
Cal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
Here is my resume: I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never
... See moreAnna Quindlen • Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova
many of us traded in a good life for an efficient life. we must acknowledge the pendulum has swung too far towards efficiency.
Geoff Lewis • Special Edition of Temp Check: Recorded Live @websummit Nov 2, 2021
10 Signs you're doing well in life
You have a roof over your head.
You ate today.
You have a good heart.
You wish good for others.
You have clean water.
Someone cares for you.
You strive to be better.
You have clean clothes.
You have a dream.
You're breathing.
On finding your second wind:
“Sooner or later, however, a writer (or at least a writer of my type) finds himself at a crossroads: he has exhausted his initial experience of the world and the ways of expressing it and he must decide how to proceed from there.
He can, of course, seek ever more brilliant ways of saying the things he has already said;
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