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The Paradox of Goals
Mario Peshev
July 02, 2024
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3 Ideas For Better Habits
Holding On Through Hard Times
Author and mental health advocate, Matt Haig, on resilience and hope.
"You have survived everything you have been through, and you will survive this too. Stay for the person you will become. You are more than a bad day, or week, or month, or year, or even a decade. You are a future of multifarious possibility. You are another self at a point in future time looking back in gratitude that this lost and former you held on. Stay."
Computer science professor, Cal Newport, on meaningful interactions.
"To be clear, conversation-centric communication requires sacrifices. If you adopt this philosophy, you’ll almost certainly reduce the number of people with whom you have an active relationship.
Real conversation takes time, and the total number of people for which you can uphold this standard will be significantly less than the total number of people you can follow, retweet, “like,” and occasionally leave a comment for on social media, or ping with the occasional text. Once you no longer count the latter activities as meaningful interaction, your social circle will seem at first to contract."
Source: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World The Discipline of Professionals
Productivity expert, James Clear, on maintaining commitment.
"Professionals stick to the schedule, amateurs let life get in the way."
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Have a productive week ahead, The Smarter Brain Team
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