Motivational
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
Journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson reminds us that we have the power to choose our path:
“It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it. There is more to it than that — no one HAS to do something he doesn’t want to do for the rest of his life. But then again, if that’s what you wind up doing, by all means... See more
“It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it. There is more to it than that — no one HAS to do something he doesn’t want to do for the rest of his life. But then again, if that’s what you wind up doing, by all means... See more
3-2-1 Thursday newsletter - James Clear • 3-2-1: How to learn faster, what you put into the world, and the value of numerous attempts
If you do not actively choose a better way, then society, culture, and the general inertia of life will push you into a worse way. The default is distraction, not improvement.
3-2-1 Thursday newsletter - James Clear • 3-2-1: How to learn faster, what you put into the world, and the value of numerous attempts
There is too much bad news to justify complacency. There is too much good news to justify despair.
James Clear • 3-2-1: On loving your fate, how to handle pressure, and the value of being proactive yet positive
The key is to enjoy hanging out on the edge. That is, you find it interesting to attempt things one step beyond where you are right now. It could be the edge of your ability or the edge of your knowledge or the edge of your network.
If you reach — but just a little — and you do it every week, then you’ll take on challenges that are manageable enough... See more
If you reach — but just a little — and you do it every week, then you’ll take on challenges that are manageable enough... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On acting with confidence, the different types of age, and the importance of momentum
“You draw out of the world what you put into it.
Want to attract reliable people? Be reliable.
Want to attract trustworthy people? Be trustworthy.
Want to attract welcoming people? Be welcoming.
Want to attract exceptional people? Be exceptional.”
Want to attract reliable people? Be reliable.
Want to attract trustworthy people? Be trustworthy.
Want to attract welcoming people? Be welcoming.
Want to attract exceptional people? Be exceptional.”
3-2-1 Thursday newsletter - James Clear • 3-2-1: How to learn faster, what you put into the world, and the value of numerous attempts
When dreaming, imagine success.
When preparing, imagine failure.
When preparing, imagine failure.
3-2-1 Thursday newsletter - James Clear • 3-2-1: How to learn faster, what you put into the world, and the value of numerous attempts
rain hard and focus on what you can control.
James Clear • 3-2-1: On loving your fate, how to handle pressure, and the value of being proactive yet positive
Writer and professor Joseph Campbell on loving your fate:
“Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of your fate.”
Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an... See more
“Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of your fate.”
Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an... See more