Jay Matthews

Lisa Bodell's executive exercise to "Kill your own company" I challenged each of those groups to identify who their number one competitor was. And then I said, "Pretend you're that competition. Pretend you have that hat on. I want you to put yourself out of business." I mean -- the room lit on fire. They were so excited, because I gave them permiss... See more

But  I am my deeper and complete self when I build in community.

• building in public gives emptiness


• focus is on going and building deeper


• additional context of mutual trust


• psychological safety

9 elements of flow: 1. There are clear goals every step of the way 2. There is immediate feedback to one's actions 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills 4. Action and awareness are merged 5. Distractions are excluded from consciousness 6. There is no worry of failure 7. Self-consciousness disappears 8. The sense of time becomes distor... See more

Perhaps increased future self-continuity—in individuals as well as policymakers—could generate solutions.

Wilczek then takes this idea to another level: Can beauty be not just a byproduct of science, but a fundamental principle of how the world works? In other words, can physicists use it to guide themselves to new insights, the way they use mathematical intuition, experimentation and other things? Wilczek believes they can—and they have.

People struggle to give themselves structure because they start with an ideal routine and try to make themselves conform. A truly sustainable structure looks like a constellation of tailor-made systems that help you better live your life as it is, and pursue your heart's desires