âWhenever you are stuck searching for the optimal plan, remember:
Getting started changes everythingâ - James Clear
Hello and welcome!
Shout out to the 40+ new members who joined us in the past week. Already making great decisions!
Today youâll get: 3 bullet tips, 1 borrowed idea, 2 reads you need⌠and a question for you!
Enjoy!
âMeaningful activities and relationships = Happinessâ - Thanks to @Sathya for creating this visual for the Pro Letter.
Bullet tips
Productivity:
âThe more decisions you remove,
the more progress you makeâ - Josh Spector
Decisions get in the way.
The quantity and frequency of choice can simply be too much. Donât let it distract you from the ultimate goal, and be wary of decisions that slow progress.
Many options create more margin for error.
Simplify decisions. Be ruthless when narrowing down options. (especially relevant to Netflix!)
Wealth:
âMoney often costs too muchâ - Ralph Waldo Emerson
A lesson to us all.
Donât let the pursuit of money ruin the pursuit of happiness (remember they are not the same thing, we often forget that).
Even more importantly, donât let it ruin happiness you already have.
Donât sacrifice your real life for money beyond what you need.
Spend time doing what you love, rather than unnecessarily selling it.
Life:
The process of writing your second draft is the process of making it look like you knew what you were doing all alongâ - Neil Gaiman
This goes for life in general.
Give yourself second chances. The first draft of anything we attempt isnât going to be perfect.
The best writers create drafts. The best athletes build up to optimal performance. The rich build up their wealth.
Keep reflecting and adjusting, use the concept of drafts in everyday life⌠it will eventually come good. Trust yourself.
A borrowed idea
@IAmMarkManson on embracing doubt.
Reads you need
Why do we need to be right? (Ness Labs - 6 minute read)
âVery often, we donât seek to be right, we seek to be âmore rightâ compared to somebody else, whether an individual or a group of individuals.
The need to be âmore rightâ is mostly based on fear, uncertainty, and our desire to feel connected to each otherâ
Why we need to be right:
Anxiety of abandonment
Fear of failure
Avoiding disappointment
Anne-Laure also covers the beauty of being proven wrong, and the art of being less wrong.
Mind Your Bite (Newsletter)
A note from creator Naomi:
âDo you ever wish there were 48 hours in a day to squeeze in more tasks? The creatorâs life is busy, but consider this:Â
âBy trying to do too much, you risk not doing enough.â You canât make the highest contribution until you refuse to be a busy creator.Â
Mind Your Bite delivers one big idea each week that helps you STOP being busy, and create meaningful gifts to the world.
What I give: 1 idea, 4 links to inspiring reads, a recommended newsletter/podcast, and 2 task-automated tools.Â
What you gain: The peace of mind to focus on what's important. Sample here or subscribe. Thanks!â
Ask yourself thisâŚ
Do you measure yourself the same way you measure others?
Same time next week,
đ¨â𦰠Keith
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