Simple happiness
Drivers of happiness
Simple happiness
... See moreWe are nowhere as close to complicated as creatures as we think we are.
We’d like to think that humans are evolved, über complex individuals. And that because we are such complex individuals, our problems require complex fixes.
But often, they don’t. We tell ourselves our problems are complex to avoid the simple solutions that require change and
On humans being simple - we tend to overcomplicate things
my bold; from LinkedIn post
There’s a tremendous friction that arises when you don’t allow yourself to do what you really want to do with your life. You make a lot of halfway decisions to negotiate your competing priorities: what you want, and what you want to want.
Dan Shipper • Every’s Master Plan
... See moreYou come to realize that missing out on something —indeed, on almost everything—is basically guaranteed. Which isn’t actually a problem…because “missing out” is what makes our choices meaningful in the first place. Every decision to use a portion of time on anything represents the sacrifice of all the other ways in which you could have spent that
To anyone reading this who feels fear holding them back, I’d say this: fear is normal. I’ve felt it dangling off the side of buildings, climbing mountains, even in boardrooms. But courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s the decision to say yes anyway.
The next time fear tells you no, try answering with yes. Say yes to the challenge, yes to the... See more
The next time fear tells you no, try answering with yes. Say yes to the challenge, yes to the... See more
Say YES to life
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