3-2-1: On the shortness of life, what mastery requires, and how to overlap the things you love
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3-2-1: On the shortness of life, what mastery requires, and how to overlap the things you love
We treat everything we’re doing—life itself, in other words—as valuable only insofar as it lays the groundwork for something else.
Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes, improvemen
... See moreThe Discipline of Perception (how we see and perceive the world around us) The Discipline of Action (the decisions and actions we take—and to what end) The Discipline of Will (how we deal with the things we cannot change, attain clear and convincing judgment, and come to a true understanding of our place in the world)