recovery

i will destroy old patterns by falling in love with unfamiliarity

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

- Luke 14:11

newsflash buddy “motivation” is actually a metric for the strength of the narratives/personal myths you tell yourself

The least sexy advice on behaviour change nobody wants to hear?

Lower your expectations.

We have a tendency to set goals in states of either excitement or desperation.

Which leads us to massively overestimate what we can commit to.

Especially in the beginning, prioritise ease over effectiveness.

It’s not that I know how to do this. It’s that my soul is guiding me through this.

—life mantra

“Things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. When you understand that, you abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.” - Leonard Cohen

This line from David Foster Wallace still haunts me:

“The next suitable person you’re in light conversation with, you stop suddenly in the middle of the conversation and look at the person closely and say, “What’s wrong?” You say it in a concerned way. He’ll say, “What do you mean?” You say, “Something’s wrong. I can tell. What is it?”

And he’ll

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