Colin Raney
@colinraney
Colin Raney
This blog is a space for dreaming
I woke up angry today. As I got dressed, put on makeup, and took my dog to the park, I tried to puzzle through why. Then I cleared my mind and stayed with the feeling until it shifted, clicked. Turns out that I was mostly frustrated at myself. But as anyone who knows me understands, I find it very easy to forgive my
... See moreAll we ever seek, and all we ever avoid are feelings. Feelings run the world. They constitute the only useful product of all material transactions between humans and their environment. Just like your body can’t use the food it eats for energy until it’s turned to glucose, we can’t really make use of the things we seek until they deliver certain fee... See more
David Cain • What you want is never a thing
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
“Mastery requires both impatience and patience.
The impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day.
The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process.”
The impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day.
The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On mastery, learning to let go of trivial arguments, and bias
“Live with a bias toward action.
Ironically, this will teach you patience. When you take action each day, you learn the value of accumulating small improvements over time. You understand how daily habits compound.
Be impatient with your actions. Be patient with your results.”
Ironically, this will teach you patience. When you take action each day, you learn the value of accumulating small improvements over time. You understand how daily habits compound.
Be impatient with your actions. Be patient with your results.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Decision Making, the Value of Friends, and Self-Improvement | James Clear
Writing converts your ideas from vague to bad. But that's a step forward, because once you can see the brokenness, you can fix it.