3-2-1: On discarding old commitments, handling disappointments, and how to go from vision to reality
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3-2-1: On discarding old commitments, handling disappointments, and how to go from vision to reality
If at any point you feel stuck or overwhelmed, step back and remember that nothing is permanent in the digital world. Digital content is endlessly malleable, so you don’t have to commit to any decision forever.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
“If you feel resistance before you begin, it’s usually procrastination and you need to get started.
If you feel resistance after you begin, it’s usually feedback and you need to make adjustments.”
If you feel resistance after you begin, it’s usually feedback and you need to make adjustments.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On discarding old commitments, handling disappointments, and how to go from vision to reality
This future-focused attitude often takes the form of what I once heard described as the ‘“when-I-finally” mind’, as in: ‘When I finally get my workload under control/get my candidate elected/find the right romantic partner/sort out my psychological issues, then I can relax, and the life I was always meant to be living can begin.’2 The person mired
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You need to be unhappy with the status quo, have an exciting vision for the future, and determine practical and concrete first steps. That’s what scores of people, myself included, identify when we want to change something.