James Clear
Poet and novelist Charles Bukowski on forging your own reality:
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen but as the years wasted on nothing ever did unless I caused it."
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen but as the years wasted on nothing ever did unless I caused it."
3-2-1: How to deal with stress, forging your own reality, and learning vs. achieving
Author Francois de La Rochefoucauld reminds us that we often justify our mistakes rather than addressing them:
"We try to make virtues out of the faults we have no wish to correct."
"We try to make virtues out of the faults we have no wish to correct."
3-2-1: How to deal with stress, forging your own reality, and learning vs. achieving
"Think about the little things you enjoy, then turn around and do them for someone else.
If you feel relief when someone asks a question in class, then other students are probably relieved too. Be the one who asks.
If you love it when a friend calls to check in, your friends probably love it too. Be the one who calls.
If it makes your whole day whe... See more
If you feel relief when someone asks a question in class, then other students are probably relieved too. Be the one who asks.
If you love it when a friend calls to check in, your friends probably love it too. Be the one who calls.
If it makes your whole day whe... See more
3-2-1: How to deal with stress, forging your own reality, and learning vs. achieving
"You are better equipped to deal with stress when you are moving.
When you feel tense or frustrated or worried, it is difficult to think your way into feeling better. The more you think about the situation, the larger it becomes in your mind. Trying to think your way out of it often leads to a spiral of overthinking and rumination.
The first step i... See more
When you feel tense or frustrated or worried, it is difficult to think your way into feeling better. The more you think about the situation, the larger it becomes in your mind. Trying to think your way out of it often leads to a spiral of overthinking and rumination.
The first step i... See more
3-2-1: How to deal with stress, forging your own reality, and learning vs. achieving
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"To learn, wander. To achieve, focus."
"To learn, wander. To achieve, focus."
3-2-1: How to deal with stress, forging your own reality, and learning vs. achieving
How does this action feed the next? How does this project make the next project easier?
James Clear • 3-2-1: On acting with confidence, the different types of age, and the importance of momentum
Entrepreneur Ben Chestnut on the importance of momentum:
“Never sacrifice momentum. I might know a better path, but if we’ve got a lot of momentum, if everyone’s united and they’re marching together and the path is O.K., just go with the flow. I may eventually nudge them down a new path, but never stop the troops mid march.”
“Never sacrifice momentum. I might know a better path, but if we’ve got a lot of momentum, if everyone’s united and they’re marching together and the path is O.K., just go with the flow. I may eventually nudge them down a new path, but never stop the troops mid march.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On acting with confidence, the different types of age, and the importance of momentum
Two simple rules:
Look around and you may be surprised by what people are “practicing” each day. If you consider each moment a repetition, what are most people training for all day long?
Many people are practicing getting mad on social media. Others are practicing the fine art of noticing how... See more
- You get better at what you practice.
- Everything is practice.
Look around and you may be surprised by what people are “practicing” each day. If you consider each moment a repetition, what are most people training for all day long?
Many people are practicing getting mad on social media. Others are practicing the fine art of noticing how... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On acting with confidence, the different types of age, and the importance of momentum
Your biological age is the number of days you’ve lived.
Your psychological age is the number of thoughts you’ve entertained.
Your sociological age is the number of contributions you’ve made.
Your psychological age is the number of thoughts you’ve entertained.
Your sociological age is the number of contributions you’ve made.