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January 19 - January 23, 2023
When you stop doing things the way they’re done, you’ll start doing things how you get it done.
The point is that not striving for perfection becomes a habit. Don’t worry about being a perfectionist—there’s no such thing. More often than not, people are the opposite. Perfectionism is merely an excuse. In reality, we’re scared of what people think of our work.
Either way, there’s no point in asking “why” when you deal with obstacles, challenges, or mistakes. Instead, think about what you can do to overcome or prevent the things that are holding you back.
Details are probably the most important thing in business, work, sports, art, and life in general.
I don’t want to become someone who only thinks and never acts. In fact, the only reason I think is that I want to do more with my life.
That’s exactly what I’m saying. Improve the quality of your thoughts, so you improve the quality of your actions. And always have an imbalance.
Action > Thinking
But the most important lesson I’ve learned was that you don’t regret what you did in life, you regret what you didn’t do.
The medium might have changed, but the desire to travel to others and share your experiences with others has not. However, that lifestyle is not for everyone.
They live their life in the past tense. Instead of enjoying a moment, they grab their phone and take a picture of it. Instead of living life through a lens, I prefer to be present at all times. Now, I must be honest that I fail to be 100% present.
they form an obstacle to living in the present.
The only useful purpose I can think of for looking back is to learn. You can draw many lessons from looking at your past.
Time is limited. Sooner or later we all figure that out. And once we do, we start being more conscious of the way we spend our time.
Thinking is a double-edged sword. It can help you. But it can also destroy you. The outcome depends on how you use your thoughts. Your mind is an instrument—nothing more, nothing less.
Sometimes you have to think differently, and there are times you must sto...
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We all know that the beauty of life lies in the small things.
Did you notice the sunshine this morning when you woke up? Or the raindrops? Did you notice the smell of your coffee? Did you feel the texture of your cereals?
Stop thinking and start feeling.
There’s only one end goal to all of this: Inner calm. No matter what you experience in life, and no matter what happens to you, your mind should stay calm under all circumstances.
Just sit down, be one with your thoughts, observe them, and then, ignore them. That’s all there is to meditation.
“We can never hope for absolute proof of anything. All our decisions are bets on what the universe is today, and what it will do tomorrow.”
“The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.”
Practically speaking, there’s no purpose to doing something that outlasts you. You won’t be there to see it anyway. But that’s not the point. If we live our lives every day with that idea in mind—that we should strive for doing/creating useful things that matter to others—we end up spending our time on things that actually make a difference. When you do that, life automatically has meaning—to everyone.
