#4: deliberate choices
What’s on my mind
Think of these 4 possibilities:
There are things that you know you know. Other things that you know you don’t know. Stuff you don’t know you know. And things that you don’t know you don’t know.
Seek to understand the latter. What is it that you don’t know you don’t know?
Well, by definition, you wouldn’t know.
And the only way to get more clarity is through being open to randomness.
To new experiences.
To picking up a book on a completely random topic. Or conversing with a friend who works in an entirely different field.
And in the process, staying curious, assuming nothing, and asking a lot of questions.
This week’s stories
✅ Be deliberate about your choices
A simple (yet profound) breakdown of our lives, how much of it we dedicate to our careers, and why it matters so much to choose wisely.
The happiest people I know love what they do. Not "My job is cool, I don't mind doing it all day." Rather, "Holy shit, I can't believe I get paid to do this!"
{4-min read}
🔎 What are you focusing on
Whatever we’re encountering is a combination of experiences and feelings–from extraordinary to banal to absurd. The real question is, “which part are you focusing on?”
{2-min read}
⏰ Waking up at 5 for 30 days straight
This is a neat summary of the countless benefits behind waking up earlier (than the average). I’ve been experimenting it with it this last couple of weeks and would attest.
If you start waking up at 5AM, you’ll be able to create intention and connection to your purpose, do some learning, and then make some progress toward your goals.
{12-min read}
🗓 How to do a one-touch weekly review
Your weekly review should be a quick check-in to give you clarity for the coming week, in the same way that a quick update of your budgets helps you navigate your weekly finances.
{16-min read}
📝 10 lessons from Seth Godin
Seth Godin might be better known as a marketer, but his writing and wisdom extends to all areas of life and business.
You stand by the carousel. And the horses are spinning. You’ve already missed one or two spins. Any horse is just as good as the other — pick one and go!
{6-min read}
Final Thought
You’ll stop worrying what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do.
—David Foster Wallace