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#83: embracing imperfection
Everything in life, including us, is in a state of flux. Change is the only constant, everything is transient, and nothing is ever complete. By…
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#92: absence of desire
Happiness is the absence of desire. Desire is a contract you make with yourself until you get what you want. We go about our lives desiring things all…
#76: say what you think
The difference between a life lived actively, and a life of passive drifting and dispersal of energies, is an immense difference. Once we begin to feel…
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#110: don't wait for it
Don't wait for it. Create a world, your world. Alone. Stand alone. Create. And then the love will come to you, then it comes to you.
#85: hunger for life
In our anxious quest to redesign our systems to make them more humane and more accountable, we can’t either focus solely on rest or treat a life that’s…
#100: what we could become
The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.
#86: perception of time
“Time moves faster as you get older.” It doesn’t, but your perception of time absolutely moves faster. Actually, it gets scary fast.There’s nothing…
#107: not getting distracted
90 percent of success is not getting distracted. The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person who negotiates with…
#82: five lies
Your 20s are not the best years of your life. If you live life correctly the general path should be: 20s pain and suffering, 30s tons of excitement…
#95: doing the thing
Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about howother people did the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading this essay…
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#104: choose your hard
I read a book that said: "Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard. Being in debt is…
#88: living life on your own terms
Like an internal compass, boundaries can all start with a “gut feeling” that tells you when you have the time or energy to devote to something versus…
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