Life

Don’t get into energy debt

Juice is not good for you, generally speaking. Mainstream juices contain waaayy too much sugar.

I had three half-juice-half-water glasses in the morning and I suspect that’s what messed up my energy. I felt tired and unfocused.

Close the intent-action gap

The moment you define a task, a timer starts running in your mind.

It measures if you did what you set out to do. It tracks if you are a doer. It only stops when something is dealt with.

Wear a different self

This is what I do
This is what I don’t do

This is who I am
This is who I am not

When we’re children, we don’t care about this. We are. We play. We learn.

Hold your standard, compassionately

If you want to be good at anything, you have to set your own standard and continually raise it…

Attach yourself to only what matters

Most of the time, internet points don’t matter.

Upvotes, downvotes, likes, hearts, poop emojis… They only have power over our mind if we let them. If we obsess about them.

Future direction setting: map vs compass

There seem to be two general kinds of work:

1. The defined work (just not done)
2. The undefined work

The two ask for different approaches: focused and narrow vs open and wide. And the…

Extreme push to a new height makes everything easier

When you’ve run a half-marathon or a full marathon, you’re not afraid of 5k.

When you’ve fasted for a day, you’re not stressed about skipping a meal.

The less familiar the work, the more setup needed

An expert on a subject can sprint when you fire off a question. A slight prompt and there they go. No setup needed.

If we’re doing what we’re good at, we don’t need setup. We have the skills to improvise.

Emphasize the best in your day, have more best days

What are the activities you do every day?

Work? Drinking coffee? Exercise? Sleep?

How do they feel? Are they awesome or not?

You that you couldn’t imagine

Once upon a time, my room was a mess.

Once upon a time, I took only steaming hot showers.

Once upon a time, I didn’t meditate.