The Resourceful Life

If you practice this new philosophy of action, you will begin to feel the value of every action you take. Start with small steps until this philosophy becomes your natural way of functioning. If you stick to it, you will experience an influx of wisdom that will guide you very practically to your next step. The fact that you learn as much from the f

After putting so much work into a singular pursuit, it can be nearly impossible to let it go. No one wants to fail, to come so close but turn away. But tough individuals possess the self-awareness to evaluate and weigh the contrasting pulls of the desire to continue to reach their goal and the reality of the demands they face, and the risks that co

In other words: It’s supposed to be hard. Your first attempts aren’t going to work. It’s going to take a lot out of you—but energy is an asset we can always find more of. It’s a renewable resource.

Sturdiness is the quality of getting work done every day, with extreme regularity and without long streaks of non-achievement. Sturdiness seems to be especially valuable in people working on longer-term projects. There is also evidence that sturdiness helps people make it through military training and also helps with jobs that involve high-stress m