Life lessons

When asked to describe his theory of relativity, Einstein (mercifully) paraphrased it like this: “When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it’s longer than any hour. That’s relativity.”43 In other words, our perception of time changes relative to what we are doing.

The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth. We could swear they are real. We make assumptions about what others are doing or thinking — we take it personally — then we blame them and react by sending emotional poison with our word. That is why whenever we make assumptions, we’re asking for problems. We make an

One of the most practical ways to eliminate a bad habit is to reduce exposure to the cue that causes it.

■ If you can’t seem to get any work done, leave your phone in another room for a few hours.

■ If you’re continually feeling like you’re not enough, stop following social media accounts that trigger jealousy and envy.

■ If you’re wasting too much

Water is eternally changing. This is why water is so adaptable: it responds to its surroundings. The same goes for you. You should be fluid and adaptive in your approach to everything you do — whether at work or home, in your relationship, career, finances, life experiences or personal growth.

Change, improve, or upgrade when your new situation

Win the Morning

• Win the morning to win the day.


• Get up early and tackle the most important and challenging tasks while you have the most energy and focus.


• Marcus Aurelius, despite his power and responsibilities as emperor, prioritized getting up early and exemplifies this principle.

Simplifying Choices

• Flex Lewis ate from a baby spoon while dieting to feel like he was eating more.


• Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg wear the same outfit daily to reduce mental stress.

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Scott Fleer

Of the quickest ways to get like a good habit in and obviously you're free to eat what you want on macros right but if you have your staples it

An easy tell is if your tasks are focused on outcome rather than process: “ • Give awesome presentation,” “ • Lose 10 pounds,” “ • Read five books,” or “ • Get Chad to see reason” are goals. Though goals provide direction, they focus on outcomes that are ultimately out of our control. This is why we break our goals down into small actionable steps:

Be like water, he said, because that is how you must also live: fluid, adaptable, and unbound by other people’s limitations or their expectations of who you should be.