current motivations
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
-Mary Oliver
-Mary Oliver
Vol. 8, The Kitchen Library
There are so many people who don’t know what they want. And I think that, in this world, that’s the only thing you have to know — exactly what you want. ... Doing what you were born to do ... That’s the way to be happy.
Maria Popova • Iconic Painter Agnes Martin on Art, Solitude, and the Secret of Happiness
Doing something on your own terms can feel better than doing the exact same thing when someone else is peering over your shoulder, telling you what to do, guiding you along .
Collab Fund • Pure Independence
Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes,
... See moreTimothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
HOW TO LONG GAME
docs.google.comThe Imperfectionist: How to get out of a rut
ckarchive.com
An approach where the goal is not an outcome with a distinct finish line. Instead, a goal could inform the process or system I’d need to commit to that would typically precede reaching my goal. So, instead of having the goal to save $10,000, I’d commit to saving 20 percent of every inflow... indefinitely. And when I did this, I tended to exceed... See more