Kseniya Lifanova

Reimagining: Give yourself permission to imagine who you could be beyond the boxes you've always known. Even the smallest prompt in the direction of what might be possible can be a small shift toward growth.

Rumination can be reframed as a smoke alarm for action. If you catch yourself ruminating, reply with How can I take action on this?

“Man is fond of counting his troubles but not his joys.” — Dostoyevsky

The U.S. debt is roughly $36 trillion. Nearly three-quarters of that debt is held by U.S. investors, the Fed, and various federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration; the rest is held by foreign investors

Possibility: Here's to recognizing that when the chapter closes before you expected it to, that doesn't mean the future will never be beautiful for you. With each new day, a new page awaits. As long as you are living, there is still time for new pages in this story to be written.

Vague question: What career should I choose?

‍ Specific question: What does my dream week look like hour by hour? What does my nightmare week look like hour by hour? What’s the gap between my current week and the dream/nightmare week?

China is currently the second-largest foreign holder of Treasuries, behind Japan

Find the simple ideas via inversion. Flip the problem around. And take them seriously before adding any complexity.