Anxiety Coffee Procrastination Break
“When a person can't find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.”
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Viktor E. Frankl
―
Viktor E. Frankl
A quote by Viktor E. Frankl
It might seem like you need some wiser person to tell you what the specific advice is, but not really. Say the idea of carpe diem resonates with you. You can ask yourself, “How would I ‘seize the day’ on this sleepy Tuesday afternoon in my office?” and a more specific principle might occur to you:Attempt difficult tasks at times when you want to do... See more
raptitude.com • Advice Gets Good When It Gets Specific
(2) Self-identity is impermanent, so embrace the changes as they come. Nothing is immune to Death’s eraser, so there is no point in desperately holding onto some illusory version of yourself. Loosening the grip you have on your identity can lessen the fear and anxiety that typically accompany the winds of change.
Lawrence Yeo • Death: The Roommate of Life - More To That
“Anxiety is an even better teacher than reality, for one can temporarily evade reality by avoiding the distasteful situation; but anxiety is a source of education always present because one carries it within.” — Rollo May, “The Meaning of Anxiety”
19 rules that changed my life:
7. Action precedes motivation
8. If you fear it, do it
9. 1 in 2 rule for easy habits
10. The Irritable Checklist
11. Change it or accept it. Don’t think about it.
12. The 40% rule
13. Someone would do anything for your problems
Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at pictures, shopping for products, or playing games. A phone is a device for muting the anxieties proper to being alive. This is what all its functions and features ultimately achieve: cameras deliver ... See more
It bears repeating: Being productive is not a path to fulfilment. Your productivity is not your self-worth. You can live a great life with zero ‘productive’ output. Do work that gives you an intrinsic sense of satisfaction, not as a stepping stone to happiness.
"We often make choices based on immediate outcomes. What can I do to experience a little joy in the next 30 minutes? What can I accomplish in the next hour? But if you always expect to get a little bit of reward for a little bit of effort, then you often overlook actions that lead to greater payoffs down the road. The relationship between input and... See more