Anxiety Coffee Procrastination Break
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
Ein guter Trick ist auch: sich vorzustellen, man selbst ist der Richter im Gerichtssaal und die Angst ist der Staatsanwalt. Dann muss man auch den Verteidiger anhören, die Hoffnung, und sich klar werden: Ich bin nicht die Angst, sondern der, der abwägt zwischen den beiden.
Karoline Meta Beisel • „Man muss aufpassen, womit man seinen Geist täglich füttert“
I struggled with understanding this whole "enjoy the journey" idea.
This was because my life had no purpose.
When I found my "why", the intrinsic motivation came naturally and I no longer had to force myself to do what I should.
That's when happiness came.
Vito | Act or Regrettwitter.com
I am seized by two contradictory feelings: there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable for a moment; there is so much shit in the world that it is incredible we are ever happy for a moment.
Paul Schmitt • Zadie Smith - Feel Free.pdf
How I kill procrastination with AI:
1. Pull up voice mode and brain dump what I’m supposed to be working on.
2. Ask it to break the task down into 25 steps with the first one taking less than 5 seconds.
Poof, now I have a checklist to crush. Instant momentum.
Dickie Bushsubstack.comWhen you’re stuck, ask yourself: what’s the simplest, worst version of this I can whip out in 15 minutes?
• Free-flow shitty first draft of a blog post
• 5-slide presentation with no design flourish
• Messy project mindmap in your notebook
Put a timer on and give it a try :)
Anne-Laure Le Cunfftwitter.comIf you have time to consume, you have time to create.