The Evergreens
reminders for myself
The Evergreens
Finding your way in life is like unlocking the combination of a safe. You have to go forwards and backwards. Life is not a direct march from A to B. The twists and turns are progress, not regression. What feels like a setback in the moment is later revealed to have been part of the path all along. Each move was necessary to get to your end goal.
3-2-1: How to find your way in life, the power of quiet weeks, and the problem with smart people
The best way to be highly influential is to be human to everyone you meet.
jacqui@thriveglobal.com • How to Become Insanely Well-Connected - Thrive Global
“people pay to see others believe in themselves”
Kim Gordon: 'There's a wall of faceless men I have to climb over'
“figure out what you’re good at without trying, then try” is one of my all-time favourite sentiments — you’ll never get tired of doing what feels fun and easy to you, so why not *try* to make what you do indefinitely (your vocation) something you would do forever, with pleasure?
Isabel️twitter.comyou almost certainly can't consistently do the kind of work that demands serious mental focus for more than about three or four hours a day.
Oliver Burkeman • The three-or-four-hours rule for getting creative work done
you have to do the low stakes stuff to prepare for the high stakes stuff. They are the building blocks of confidence, and that's an enormous thing.
3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
After more than a century of life and decades of studying both the human body and the human soul, I have found this to be true: we are happiest when we remember our divine worth and extend that recognition to others—beginning with our own families.
Russell M. Nelson: We All Deserve Dignity and Respect
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