how to live
(personal) life philosophies
how to live
Flow like water around obstacles.
When you encounter resistance or difficulty, remember that water doesn't fight the rock - it finds a way around, over, or through. Instead of forcing solutions or pushing harder when things feel stuck, pause and ask yourself: "What's the softer path here?" Sometimes the most effective action is the one that
Maybe it’s not the achieving stuff that makes us happy, but rather the act of chasing after achievements. Most people need to feel that they are contributing to society. At least for me, when I try to picture my ideal days, it doesn’t matter if I’ve accomplished anything in the past. But my visions always involve working towards some kind of goal... See more
dynomight • Nobody optimizes happiness
“Go with the flow” and “flowing like water”
Water will always get where it wants to go. It will take the path of least resistance to get there. Water is also patient; it will change the landscape, move through rock, carve out winding rivers. It will find the cracks in everything. So we flow like water, facing life with the same probing curiosity,
... See more... See moreIf you do not learn to meet your needs directly, you will learn to meet them neurotically. You will develop routines [and] relationships… designed to help you get just enough of what you want without having to ask or it… but never enough to be fulfilled. We must extract whatever [fuels] our… neurotic compulsions… [and] dace that. Otherwise we can
My definition of “Life’s Work:”
“A lifelong quest to build something for others that expresses who you are”
-via Patrick O’Shaughnessy
Gratitude also improves our patience.