Truth
Working on a problem reduces the fear of it.
It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow.
Action relieves anxiety.
It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow.
Action relieves anxiety.
3-2-1: On true wealth, the antidote to anxiety, and how to love someone as they change
Author Bob Goff on wanting the right things:
“I used to be afraid of failing at the things that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
“I used to be afraid of failing at the things that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
Shane Parrish • Exceptional Looks Boring
"The bad workouts are the most important ones. It's easy to train when you feel good, but it's crucial to show up when you don't feel like it—even if you do less than you hope.
Going to the gym for 15 minutes might not improve your performance, but it reaffirms your identity. It's not always about what happens during the workout. It's about... See more
Going to the gym for 15 minutes might not improve your performance, but it reaffirms your identity. It's not always about what happens during the workout. It's about... See more
3-2-1: The secret to creativity, how our challenges shape us, and the value of bad workouts
James Clear on workouts.
Success is built in rooms no one would photograph.
The people who change things aren’t at the parties, they’re home on Friday night, obsessed with problems everyone else finds tedious. Their Instagram looks empty because their life isn’t shareable. Just the same unsexy routine, day after day. They aren’t doing anything glamorous. They’re just... See more
The people who change things aren’t at the parties, they’re home on Friday night, obsessed with problems everyone else finds tedious. Their Instagram looks empty because their life isn’t shareable. Just the same unsexy routine, day after day. They aren’t doing anything glamorous. They’re just... See more
Exceptional Looks Boring
The problem with being against AI (or anything really) is that it sets you on a negative footing. It can lead to in-fighting and squabbles (if not purity spirals) and tedious, energy sapping debate and definition of terms etc.
Always better to be for something instead.
So if it were me I’d... See more
Thomas J Bevansubstack.comYou can wake up one day and choose to see things differently. You can change. You can completely reinvent your life. Too late is an internal fantasy, not an external reality.
Every time you think it’s too late, it’s probably still early.
Every time you think it’s too late, it’s probably still early.
Sahil’s Monthly Idea Drop: July 2025 | The Curiosity Chronicle
When you see yourself as capable of doing positive things in a future scenario, you build a positive emotional connection with yourself. And this teaches your brain to treat your future self less like a stranger, someone you hardly know and don’t care about at all, and more like someone you know well and love. “Future me is amazing!”
Jane McGonigal • Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today
Being weird is the fastest way to be remembered.
Tim Denning • Sentences That Have Altered My Perception of Reality
There is always more than one way to do something. Write down as many ways as you can think of to achieve your desired outcome. Then, rank them based on how much time they take, how much money they cost, and how effective you expect them to be. Choose the best.