self improvement
When you're dealing with something difficult, try zooming out and imagining it happening to a character in a movie. Instead of being stuck in the pain of the moment, see it as part of a bigger narrative that you're detached from.
Interesting angle on the concept of reframing.
Piercing question:
“If someone came as a disciple of your life, and lived the way you live for a week, what would be the fruit of that for them?”
—John Eldredge
Many tools and ideas here for analyzing my own well-being, identifying adjustments I could make to my life, and moving toward a more joy-filled life.
Source: Farnam Street
Compelling story about how it takes time to be great at something.
Mastery is the best goal because the rich can't buy it, the impatient can't rush it, the privileged can't inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work.
― Derek Sivers
Walking the path reveals more of the map
So what can we learn from Woody Allen? Wake up early. Avoid distractions. Work three to five hours a day and then enjoy the rest of the day. Be as perfectionist as you can, knowing that imperfection will still rule. Have the confidence to be magical and stretch the boundaries of your medium. Combine the tools of the medium itself with the message y
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