closer to the truth

“Part of the problem,” Tavi said, “is talking about big decisions as changing your life in one way, permanently and finally, even though life keeps going and things change again.”

In other words: the value of commitment is that you get something tangible in exchange for it. By making a choice, you get something Real. Whereas stewing in your potential and refusing to transform it into something Actual leaves you living more in your head—weighing and considering and thinking about all of the things you could be doing, but not ... See more

All this time I was optimizing my life for exit options. Now instead, I’ve built a life I don’t want to exit.

What if we stop adding layers of separation between us and the answers and reserve our energy to amplify trust and calm in ourselves?

Question your maps and models of the universe, both inner and outer, and continually test them against the raw input of reality.

In truth, the greatest source of envy is not the vacation, the pretty face, or the artwork itself, but the shameful notion that I’m not living my life to the fullest extent.

Instead, I outright tell them that they already know, and I ask them questions to help them remember.

fear often points us toward our longings