Noortje Klomp
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Noortje Klomp
this substack article got me thinking about a lot of things. first of all, i can’t really tell if my brain is rotting. i don’t really spend much time on social media scrolling, but i do consume a lot. some of the suggestions i have picked up already. i am learning a new language, i read a lot, and listen to podcasts that i find interesting to broaden my knowledge about different topics. however, i still crave creativity and critical thinking. i consume more mindfully, but i still consume. as the article suggests, i need to let myself be bored, but i feel like i don’t have time. i may be overly productive. is there such a thing? i workout a lot, go to school, work on homework, work on my business to hopefully earn money on the side, i go to work twice a week. letting myself be bored feels like a waste of time. is it?
Sharing an abridged version of the piece on practical frameworks, mental models, and heuristics on How to Understand Anything.
Polymath Investorsubstack.comDiscipline Expert: The Habit That Will Make Or Break Your Entire 2026! James Clear
open.spotify.comin a sense, every action you take, is a vote for the person you wish to become
How does the behavior of the younger generation towards Job in verses 9-15 reflect on societal attitudes towards affliction and suffering?
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Helen Keller Quote: “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”
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When you look back months or years from now, you will see that discipline was never about rules.
It was about respect.
Respect for your time.
Respect for your effort.
Respect for your potential.
It was about respect.
Respect for your time.
Respect for your effort.
Respect for your potential.
Epictetus taught that the first step to freedom is self-command.
If you cannot govern your own impulses, the world will govern them for you.
To be disciplined, then, is to live with alignment.
It means your actions match your values, your words match your intentions, and your habits match your principles.
That alignment creates respect, not from... See more
If you cannot govern your own impulses, the world will govern them for you.
To be disciplined, then, is to live with alignment.
It means your actions match your values, your words match your intentions, and your habits match your principles.
That alignment creates respect, not from... See more
No one asks if the “deep thinker” is tired of their own mind.