Tough Times
A reminder when the life gets rough!
Tough Times
Everything in life takes longer than you think.
Except life itself, which is much too short.
An email from Coach Sommer I revisit often:
Hi Tim,
Patience. Far too soon to expect strength improvements. Strength improvements [for a movement like this] take a minimum of 6 weeks. Any perceived improvements prior to that are simply the result of improved synaptic facilitation. In plain English, the central nervous system simply became more ... See more
Somewhere in the future, your today is the good old days. There is a good chance later in life, you want to live your today’s good old days, despite its shortcomings.
Stoic #1: Use Prospective Retrospection to Minimize Future Regret
On your deathbed, you'd given everything you own to come back to this moment in time.
Whatever you're going through.
Whatever fear is holding you back.
Whatever stress seems overwhelming.
It pales in comparison to how short life is.
Make the most of it.
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind, you are the one who hears it.” — Michael A. Singer
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
Challenges shape us.
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive.
You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over.
But one thing is certain.
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.
That’s what this storm’s all about.” — Haruki Murakami, h/t @Jam... See more
Challenge shapes us!
Everything takes longer than you think.
The problem isn’t that you’re not working fast enough--the problem is your expectations were never realistic to begin with.
Why does this matter? Because every day, we have to estimate how long things will take. Tasks, errands, projects, etc.
Especially if you’re doing something new, give yourself more time to f