On doing new things
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
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
Itzler's philosophy is to inject “new-ness” into your life with a handful of mini-adventures throughout the year. Think 1-2 day experiences, spaced out every couple of months.
These don't have to be complex; it's about experiencing something different.
Simon Joliveau • Fwd: Forget Resolutions: How to Plan an Epic 2025
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.
- Every year, try doing something you have never done before that is totally out of your comfort zone. It could be running a marathon, attending a conference that interests you on an off-beat subject that will be populated by people very different from your usual circle of associates and friends, or traveling to an obscure destination alone. This
Byron Wien’s 20 Life Lessons - Private Wealth Solutions EMEA
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 moreAgain: do things that are out of character for you. Experiment in small ways before you experiment in big ways*.* A lot of people think they need to, like, hop on a flight to Nepal or take on a part-time job as a florist in order to experience some kind of important realization about their life. But actually they are probably rejecting a thousand
... See moreAva • Dear Bear: I Want to Have More Epiphanies
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
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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