Writing
"Finding your way in life is like unlocking the combination of a safe. You have to go forwards and backwards. Life is not a direct march from A to B. The twists and turns are progress, not regression. What feels like a setback in the moment is later revealed to have been part of the path all along. Each move was necessary to get to your end goal."
3-2-1: How to find your way in life, the power of quiet weeks, and the problem with smart people
“I wasn’t scared of missing, looking bad, or being embarrassed. That’s because I always kept the end result, the long game, in my mind. I always focused on the fact that I had to try something to get it, and once I got it, I’d have another tool in my arsenal. If the price was a lot of work and a few missed shots, I was OK with that.
I never felt... See more
I never felt... See more
Brain Food: Letting Go
The biggest regret millionaires hold?
Sacrificing their non-negotiables for success.
Humans are 6x more loss-averse than reward-driven.
Don't only think about your goals.
Also, create "anti-goals" for what you don't want.
Sacrificing their non-negotiables for success.
Humans are 6x more loss-averse than reward-driven.
Don't only think about your goals.
Also, create "anti-goals" for what you don't want.
the millionaire’s biggest regret
Matt Gray, Founder OS
By having zero expectations, I beat procrastination. Thinking about starting work creates resistance. What you’re really doing is preparing yourself to meet a standard, not start work. When your quality standards for your work are too high, you take longer to start work.
I Procrastinate for 3 Hours Before Starting Work. Here’s How I Solved the Problem.
“ Write about where you’ve been and where you’re going. Become a niche of one .”
Joe Forrest • I Launched My Atomic Newsletter… and This is Why You Should, Too!
"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.
The best storyteller in the world, Matthew Dicks, on the principle of but and therefore:
“A clear majority of human beings tend to connect their sentences, paragraphs, and scenes together with the word and.
This is a mistake. The ideal connective tissue in any story are the words but and therefore, along with all their glorious synonyms. These buts... See more
“A clear majority of human beings tend to connect their sentences, paragraphs, and scenes together with the word and.
This is a mistake. The ideal connective tissue in any story are the words but and therefore, along with all their glorious synonyms. These buts... See more
Shane Parrish • Attention Required! | Cloudflare
"When one worldview dominates your thinking, you'll try to explain every problem you face through that worldview. Read widely and realize there are many answers."