The Evergreens
reminders for myself
The Evergreens
“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.com"A simple recipe for finding opportunities:
It's hard for a warm and pleasant person who is asking a lot of questions and engaging in their industry daily to not come across interesting opportunities."
- Be pleasant
- Ask questions
- Engage daily
It's hard for a warm and pleasant person who is asking a lot of questions and engaging in their industry daily to not come across interesting opportunities."
3-2-1: Two ways to grow, how to criticize, and a simple recipe for finding good opportunities
We believe emotion is energy in motion. So to discharge, we move, we breathe, we make sound and we dance, so we are never too scared to feel our rawest emotions and we don’t store them in our bodies.
instagram.com • Psalm 27:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the
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
Managing introvert-extrovert balance through three essential emotional needs: social connection, solitude, and intimate one-on-one conversations for overall well-being
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And are you, I mean, because I've sensed from you both introvert and extrovert This is true Oh my God I got it right You got it right So what tell me about that How have you figured that out
Okay I see myself as having three cups There the extroversion socialization cup the alone time cup and the with one other person having an intimate
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you 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
Near the end of December, I open my email or pick up a pen, and I begin composing thank-you notes. The messages are usually just a few sentences long: I recap my interactions with the recipient that year, put my finger on what I appreciated, and say I’m grateful. But when I consider whom to thank, I realize the list could go on and on. I try to... See more