words to live by

“The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.”
—John Muir

Writing converts your ideas from vague to bad. But that's a step forward, because once you can see the brokenness, you can fix it.

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Shorten your to-do list by asking yourself,

"What is the worst that will happen if this does not get done?"

Eliminate all but the disasters.

—Kevin Kelly in Excellent Advice for Living