How can a day of wasting time, skipping healthy habits, and being unproductive be better than just doing it for a quick second? Because at least it’s scheduled. You know what you’re doing. And you do it for the day. The moment is nonexistent yet everlasting. To divulge attention to our phones for a second […]
Are You A Consumer Or A Creator?
We can’t really be both at once. But we usually start our day by being a critic. Browsing through social media and the news to judge positively or negatively about what others are doing. We finish our day as an audience member, browsing through videos and articles. We become a consumer day-in and day-out. Without […]
Just One More Thing To Check
Maybe I should send this e-mail too while I’m at it. Oh, someone just messaged me. Let me reply. Hm, I think I need to check up on my post online. Oh look at what this person put on their feed. It’s hilarious. I’m going to comment something. This seems like an interesting video. Let […]
What Promises Are You Making?
“The thing that makes someone swipe right on you on Tinder may not be what you want to be in the long run” Seth Godin I’m sure we’ve all been in a situation where we tell ourselves we “need” to do this to get what we want. It could be work. It could be education. […]
Your Sets Can Ruin Your Reps
There was an interesting video I watched a while back from professional trainer Jeff Cavaliere. He discusses the limitations in mindset around the common “3 sets of 12” paradigm around workouts. His criticism comes not from the ineffectiveness of the structure, but what it incentivizes us to do. Particularly, our knowledge of future repetition of […]
Letting Go Of Our Story
When a professional trader is faced with a stock dropping in price when he believes it will eventually go up, what does he do? Most people would believe that if one is confident that a stock will eventually rise, they should hold on to it. In fact, they should buy even more. It’s cheaper than […]
“Is This Going To Be On Test?”
You’re asking if you have to do more. It means you’re here just to tell everyone you were here. If you ask “How can I learn/do/give more,” you’re here for a lot more than a certificate of attendance. I think it’s a lot more productive to show up to things that spark the second question […]
Stop Depriving Others Of Your Best Self
How do we grab someone’s attention? It’s what we want. For people to see us, listen to us, and treat our ideas with respect. So imagine if you’re giving a speech on a topic you’re most passionate about and you notice someone sitting down on their phone. Or, perhaps more likely, you’re at a party […]
You’ve Pushed The Rock Up The Mountain
Congrats. Now what? Maybe you can find another rock. You can find another mountain. Maybe you can find a way to do it faster, to do it better. But a better question is to look at that rock and ask, “What was it for?” Most people are pushing rocks up a mountain because everyone else […]
Ambition and Happiness
Can they co-exist? One of my favorite quotes by Michael Singer: “Everything is ok as soon as you are ok with everything.” But most people don’t think this kind of happiness aligns with success or ambition. Whenever I mention this quote to people, they respond, “Well that’s great, but if everything is ok, why would […]