clarity....................

 

Clarity isn't about knowing what you want to do with your life, it's about knowing what you want to do this week. You don't need to have it all figured out. You just need to know your next step.

-James Clear, from this edition

Active optimism...............

 

Always assume things will work out, then do the work to make it true. That combination creates a quiet confidence that allows you to tolerate uncertainty better than anything else.

-Sahil Bloom, from this newsletter

The process...............

 Why is improvement hard?

Part of the issue is everyone wants to improve, but nobody wants to destroy. Change often requires destruction. Or, at least, unlearning.

Let's call it gentle elimination. You may have to leave little habits, update current beliefs, eliminate comfortable patterns. When you want better outcomes, your daily norms may need to change. The process of improvement is not just about adding things you like.
Sometimes habits and patterns belong to who you were, not who you are trying to be. If you'd like something better, then a routine you are comfortable with may have to die.

-James Clear, from today's effort

courage...........................

 

Your first attempt might not be very good, but nobody's early work is good. There will always be a gap between where you are and where you want to be. And the bridge between that gap is courage. The courage to look foolish in the beginning. The courage to show up again when your early work is criticized. The courage to look yourself in the mirror and say, "I realize I'm not good enough yet, but the only way to get better is to keep working on it."

-James Clear, from this episode

On wanting.....................

 

If intelligence is getting what you want, wisdom is wanting what’s worth getting in the first place.

-Shane Parrish, from this episode

ready or not..................

 

Readiness is not a feeling. It's a decision.

The voice in your head that says you're not ready is not protecting you. It's just stopping you from finding out what you're actually capable of.

-Mark Manson, from this edition

The ongoingness of creation....

 

When you are creating something, you will usually find that once things appear 90 percent done, you are actually about halfway there. But you have to create the first 90 percent in order to see the half that needs to be revised.

-James Clear, from this edition

Wallking around.............

 

Luck flows through people and travels by conversation. The people you talk to determine the opportunities you find.

Keep talking to the same people, keep finding the same opportunities. Start talking to new people, start finding new opportunities.

If you want different luck, start walking into different rooms.

-James Clear, from here

raising the ceiling.......................

 

Self-care creates impact.

Your body and mind are the most valuable tools you have to produce anything. Neglecting them puts a ceiling on everything else.

-Shane Parrish, from this edition

Beliefs......................

 

Most beliefs are soft until challenged. When you tell someone they’re wrong, the belief hardens.

Instead of trying to convince someone they’re wrong, assume they know something you don’t and figure out what it is.

I’ve found that saying, “Seems like you have a reason for saying that …” helps them explain instead of defend. Half the time, they’ll find gaps in their own reasoning before you have time to point them out. The other half, you’ll learn something and change your own mind.

-Shane Parrish, from this edition

 

Being busy is not being able to add anything else to your calendar.  Being fulfilled is not wanting to add anything else to your calendar.  Don’t confuse one for the other.

-Mark Manson, from here

Feels like he's nagging....................

 

People underestimate themselves and overestimate how long things take.

You can do far more than you think, far better, and far faster.

-Shane Parrish, from here