What is so wrong about striving for success?

Saw this tweet earlier https://twitter.com/simondlr/status/1007922223422767104 Hey… what is so wrong about striving for success? Pardon me for being a semantics geek. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/success success (noun): * the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for * the achieving of desired results, or someone or something that achieves positive results So, “success” is just “desirable outcome”. Of…

Just the way things are

I now have 3 areas in my house set up quite well for productive / proper work! I used to only be able to work in my bedroom (been working remotely) but then gets boring and dangerous for risk of burnout. Now I can switch around between my bedroom, my brother’s old bedroom, and the…

How to set good (useful) goals

How to set yourself up for success by playing with the way you frame goals Example #1 Goal version 1: do 30 mins of cardio session, then take a cold shower. X Not so fun. Goal version 2: heat my body up enough to be able to enjoy the cold shower. √ Motivated and enjoyed…

Screenshots

Let’s talk about screenshots. Screenshots are Zapier for the masses. The most reliable and versatile tool to capture and share. Works across all apps, platforms, and devices. Want to share something from WhatsApp to Telegram? Facebook to Twitter? Instagram to WhatsApp? Screenshot Want to remember to continue watching that video later? Screenshot with the timestamp…

ThoughtsTREams

Thinking in progress Monday, 29 April 2024 14:23 | published view | live editing Tuesday, 23 August 2022 08:16 – Elizabeth Gilbert’s big ideas” | static view | live editing | published —- 2021 —– Saturday, 04 September 2021 21:19 – Architecting a decision making flow. AKA: reducing friction in getting things done in an…

Changes

Whatever you have right now, you won’t have forever. Whatever you have right now, you didn’t have before. _ Knowing that things will change won’t help keeping it from changing. But knowing you can influence the direction, magnitude, and pace of the change will help to some extent. Sometimes it takes a while to receive…

We Like Being Gaslit

Was reading and highlighting this article here and felt like I disagreed. Nope, just like all my sabbaticals…. I gained clarity and perspective for 3 days. And bam, all back. Just like my burnouts, all 4 of them. Right back on it in 3–4 years. Yes we will ride some momentums, make some improvements, and…