Joseph Torkildson
@joeytork
Joseph Torkildson
Step back and take a longer look at the many chapters your life has gone through and realize that there are many chapters that are still unfolding.
Why hang onto a heavy mood when it is bound to change?
do less have fun be weirder
Don't take yourself so seriously. Embrace chaos. Seek it, even. Build a fort in your living room, act like you're a crazy pirate on an adventure. Break convention. Break out of the circle of sameness that we're all herded into, daily.
Be crazy
make one unproductive decision
wear something wild that you like. wander without a destination. revisit something “cringe” you used to love. don’t think of growing up as outgrowing the parts of you that made life feel fun. bring them with you, on purpose.
The way to live a full life is to act quickly.
Particularly as you grow older, it’s alarmingly easy to let a year or two (or five) slip by without doing the big things you always felt like doing. You get into a rhythm—not necessarily one you love, but one you become comfortable repeating—and the grooves of your daily routine become deeper and more
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Classic James Clear!
Dr. Julie Gurner on Substack
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Another evolutionary adaptation is the well-documented psychological bias toward remembering the past as being better than it actually was.
It is normal for me to take 1-2 days to read my emails, texts, and/or listen to my voicemails and 1 more days to reflect on the matter and respond calmly. The culture of immediacy and the constant fragmentation of time are not very compatible with the kind of life I lead. Thanks for your understanding! YOU ROCK!