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It’s a verb. That’s the first thing. It’s an active engagement with all kinds of feelings—positive ones and primitive ones and loathsome ones. But it’s a very active verb. And it’s often surprising how it can kind of ebb and flow. It’s like the moon. We think it’s disappeared, and suddenly it shows up again. It’s not a permanent state of enthusiasm... See more
Alexandra Schwartz • Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm: An Interview With Esther Perel
“For a few weeks, I started each morning by writing “What do I actually want?” at the top of a blank page.
It’s surprising how useful it is to keep asking the same question. Each time, my answer became more precise.
Once I knew what I wanted, I turned it into action steps.”
It’s surprising how useful it is to keep asking the same question. Each time, my answer became more precise.
Once I knew what I wanted, I turned it into action steps.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On attracting luck, taking risks, and the ineffectiveness of anger | James Clear
Writer Rudyard Kipling also on the price of success:
“If you don't get what you want, it's a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.”
“If you don't get what you want, it's a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.”
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (November 7, 2019) | James Clear
“Your actions are a consequence of your thoughts.
Your thoughts are a consequence of what you consume.
And in the modern age, what you consume is largely a consequence of how you select and refine your social media feed.
Choose better inputs. Get better outputs.”
Your thoughts are a consequence of what you consume.
And in the modern age, what you consume is largely a consequence of how you select and refine your social media feed.
Choose better inputs. Get better outputs.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Media Consumption, Needless Commitments, and Persistence and Luck | James Clear
The philosophers Willard Van Orman Quine and J.S. Ullian on the difference between being right and having been right:
“The desire to be right and the desire to have been right are two desires, and the sooner we separate them the better off we are. The desire to be right is the thirst for truth. On all counts, both practical and theoretical, there i... See more
“The desire to be right and the desire to have been right are two desires, and the sooner we separate them the better off we are. The desire to be right is the thirst for truth. On all counts, both practical and theoretical, there i... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On patience, vision, and emphasizing joy
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your identity.
This is why habits are crucial. They cast repeated votes for being a certain type of person.”
No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your identity.
This is why habits are crucial. They cast repeated votes for being a certain type of person.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On taking action, changing incentives, and belonging
Theoretical cosmologist Janna Levin on obstacles:
“I used to resent obstacles along the path, thinking, ‘If only that hadn't happened life would be so good.' Then I suddenly realized, life is the obstacles. There is no underlying path.”
“I used to resent obstacles along the path, thinking, ‘If only that hadn't happened life would be so good.' Then I suddenly realized, life is the obstacles. There is no underlying path.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Scaling Down Your Habits, Obstacles, and Finding Time to Do What Matters | James Clear
“The most overlooked and underappreciated growth strategy is patience.
(More specifically, consistently producing great work over a long time horizon.)”
(More specifically, consistently producing great work over a long time horizon.)”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On patience, vision, and emphasizing joy
“Anticipate, but don’t expect.
Anticipation: You’re excited for what the future holds, but you don’t try to control it.
Expectation: You try to predict the future and restrict your happiness to one outcome.
Always be excited about the possibilities. Never be entitled to them.”
Anticipation: You’re excited for what the future holds, but you don’t try to control it.
Expectation: You try to predict the future and restrict your happiness to one outcome.
Always be excited about the possibilities. Never be entitled to them.”