Mickey Patel
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Mickey Patel
People try to explain the world, but the real point is to change the world.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
Get your ideas out, people need you.
Make a story for the things you want to remember. Never make a story for the things you want to forget. Let those disappear with time. Your memories are a mix of fact and fiction. Your story about an experience overwrites your memory of the actual experience. So use this in your favor. Re-write your past. Embellish adventures. Disempower trauma. Re
... See moreDerek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
read this when the mind is loud
Overcome worry, anxiety and trauma. Thought managment. I like this way of thinking
An empty white page is a mirror into your mind. When the ideas in your mind are clouded, so are the words on the page in front of you. Re-writing is re-thinking. It’s the best single best way to sharpen your ideas. And once your ideas are as clear as a Neiman Marcus mirror, you’ll be able to teach them to others.
David Perell • Daily Writing #2: Why You Should Write
Powerful. Writers block. Thoughts. Thinking
On a small level, it can be that little nervous moment, when you’re scared to talk to someone intimidating. You notice you’re scared. Aha! Whatever scares you, go do it. So you go talk to them. On a big level, it can be that huge terrifying idea that won’t go away. Starting a business. Visiting a country. Quitting your job. Whatever scares you, go
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Fear is a form of excitement. Go do it
For example, if you want to make a lot of money, you need to admit that. If you want to be famous, you need to pursue that. If you want freedom and no responsibilities, or want to learn as much as possible, or whatever else, you need to realize it and embrace it. Whatever you decide, you need to optimize for that goal, and be willing to let go of t
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Admit that i want freedom and to do meaningful work that fires me up
What you’re left with in that neutral state is not neutrality. I think people believe neutrality would be a very bland existence. No, this is the existence little children live. If you look at little children, on balance, they’re generally pretty happy because they are really immersed in the environment and the moment, without any thought of how it
... See moreTim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
read this when the mind is loud
Dont get too caught up in your head
Today, the way we think you get peace is by resolving all your external problems. But there are unlimited external problems. The only way to actually get peace on the inside is by giving up this idea of problems. [77]
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Do i always have problems because i think of them as problems? Life is full of unlimited problems Naval says. Flow with life and accept it in most cases.
Is this why i cant find peace?
internal peace is what im looking for but i didnt realise this is actually happiness?
i am at peace when anything i do makes me happy
Being desperate leads to creative solutions.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
Operating from scarcity does not?