On doing new things
How can I overlap the things I enjoy?
For example, maybe you want to exercise and spend time with your spouse. What type of exercise sounds fun to do with your spouse?
Or perhaps you'd like to hang out with friends and build your career. How can you find ways to work with people you like being around?
It doesn't always work, but there are usually a... See more
For example, maybe you want to exercise and spend time with your spouse. What type of exercise sounds fun to do with your spouse?
Or perhaps you'd like to hang out with friends and build your career. How can you find ways to work with people you like being around?
It doesn't always work, but there are usually a... See more
3-2-1: On the shortness of life, what mastery requires, and how to overlap the things you love
nurture your relationships, pursue challenging goals, spend time in nature, and make room for fun.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Life is generative. It’s not about looking inward or maintaining the status quo (which is an illusion, anyway!). It’s about exploring, experimenting, trial-and-error, keeping what works and building upon it.
Change unlocks something - Rick Rubin
The idea of changing your life for a period of time, going to a new environment, experiencing a different way of living has to impact your work. It has to unlock something.
There are new things to notice. There are new feelings to be had. And it could be, if you’re city dweller, going to nature can unlock you.
... See moreMake a point of going to ideas and creative events in your area – or even joining online courses – and meeting people who do things differently from the people you spend time with right now. What two things can you do this week that take you out of your usual habits and get you exposed to new people?
Marianne Cantwell • Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills
Get familiar with the unknown. The feeling of exploring a coffee shop you’ve never been to, the initial awkwardness of talking to a stranger, the unease of eating alone at a restaurant, the effort of dragging yourself off the couch to go dancing with your friends, the indulgence of letting yourself sleep until 11. There’s more to life than constant... See more
discomfort is the price you pay for a fulfilling life
Changing the world includes changing yourself. Change your beliefs, preferences, acquaintances, hobbies, location, and lifestyle. Your only constant habit will be looking for what else to change.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
You need to try new activities, visit new places and meet new people.
Ken Robinson • Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
It’s all too easy to fall into a routine of going to the same places, ordering the same food, and meeting with the same people. Make it a point to try new things regularly. If you’ve been meaning to visit that new coffee shop down the block, now is the time. Make a reservation if you’ve been thinking about trying a new restaurant. Unless you make
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