Value-Simplicity
“The Paradox of Freedom: The way to expand your freedom is to narrow your focus.
The disciplined become the free.”
- Stay focused on saving to achieve financial freedom.
- Stay focused on training to achieve physical freedom.
- Stay focused on learning to achieve intellectual freedom.
The disciplined become the free.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On waiting to judge, the value of teaching, and learning how to lose
“Reflection requires stillness.
One cost of rushing from thing to thing is that you lose the space to think. Hard work matters, but nonstop motion often hides a quiet truth: you could have used your time better.
If you never pause, you confuse activity with effectiveness. Make time to think. Walk outside. Sit quietly. Create space. Then move again,... See more
One cost of rushing from thing to thing is that you lose the space to think. Hard work matters, but nonstop motion often hides a quiet truth: you could have used your time better.
If you never pause, you confuse activity with effectiveness. Make time to think. Walk outside. Sit quietly. Create space. Then move again,... See more
3-2-1: On finding your desired lifestyle, a simple rule for life, and working with what you have
Your capacity for excellence is inversely proportional to the number of your commitments.
Shane Parrish • Different Resolutions
Software Engineer Billy Markus on human behavior:
“People are not rational. They are rationalizing. Once you understand this simple fact, all the oddest human behavior will suddenly make way more sense.”
“People are not rational. They are rationalizing. Once you understand this simple fact, all the oddest human behavior will suddenly make way more sense.”
Priest and philosopher Desiderius Erasmus reminds us of the power of concentrating on a single target:
“He who chases two hares catches neither.”
Source: Adagia
“He who chases two hares catches neither.”
Source: Adagia
James Clear • 3-2-1: On taking lots of shots, the power of concentration, and savoring the path to success
Focused people eliminate options, not accumulate them.
Warren Buffett exemplifies this – he’s made his fortune by carefully selecting a few investments and sticking with them for decades, ignoring thousands of other opportunities.
Without focus, everything becomes a distraction.
Warren Buffett exemplifies this – he’s made his fortune by carefully selecting a few investments and sticking with them for decades, ignoring thousands of other opportunities.
Without focus, everything becomes a distraction.
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Think like a farmer
Writer and scholar C.S. Lewis reminds us that what looks best is when we stop worrying about looking good and start focusing on doing our best:
“The sword glitters not because the swordsman set out to make it glitter but because he is fighting for his life and therefore moving it very quickly.”
Source: Surprised by Joy
“The sword glitters not because the swordsman set out to make it glitter but because he is fighting for his life and therefore moving it very quickly.”
Source: Surprised by Joy
James Clear • 3-2-1: On waiting to judge, the value of teaching, and learning how to lose
The simple life hack is to lower your expectations, regardless of what you’re entitled to. Create the conditions for the outcome you seek, but leave yourself room if it doesn’t arrive.
Lowering expectations is a way to ensure that tomorrow is even better than you hope it will be.
Lowering expectations is a way to ensure that tomorrow is even better than you hope it will be.