Winning at life
The secret to life is doing the thing again. And again.
Instead of trying to copy other people’s success stories, here's what I think works better:
Study patterns, not paths.
Look at multiple examples of success in your field. Find the common principles, patterns, and tactics that show up, regardless of someone's advantages.
And don’t forget to pay attention to failures. When someone fails doing exactly wh... See more
Study patterns, not paths.
Look at multiple examples of success in your field. Find the common principles, patterns, and tactics that show up, regardless of someone's advantages.
And don’t forget to pay attention to failures. When someone fails doing exactly wh... See more
It’s easy to get in your own way by setting the bar too high. Instead, set the bar as low as possible. Any progress at all is a good thing. What is the smallest unit of progress you can make?
Do one push up
Read one page
Write one sentence
Take one photo
Draw one doodle
Just do one every day
Do one push up
Read one page
Write one sentence
Take one photo
Draw one doodle
Just do one every day
Jumpstarting a new habit
The entire point of ‘want’ as an emotion is to drive human action. ‘Want’ is there to create problem-solving, ingenuity, finding a way. In our brains, a short, precipitous path leads fromI have to have this to There has to be a way to get it. And that means wanting creates access to hope.
To be clear, the shortness of this path isn’t always a good t... See more
To be clear, the shortness of this path isn’t always a good t... See more
Defining our want and using it to fuel hope
Once we stop wishing it were summer, winter can be a glorious season when the world takes on a sparse beauty, and even the pavements sparkle. It’s a time for reflection and recuperation, for slow replenishment, for putting your house in order.
Katherine May • Wintering: The power of rest and retreat in difficult times
Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
The missing pillar in health is breath. It all starts there.
James Nestor • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
“Lord, give me the courage to change the things which can and ought to be changed, the serenity to accept the things which cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Stephen R. Covey • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
No, my worry is that, you won’t put enough really excellent stuff into your brain. I’m talking about what you might call the “theory of maximum taste.” This theory is based on the idea that exposure to genius has the power to expand your consciousness. If you spend a lot of time with genius, your mind will end up bigger and broader than if you spen
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