Chris Shields

Risk It For The Biscuit!🐶

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

@donhesseltine He should be fired and fined immediately. Come on!!!!!!!!!!!

[juju 💰 @ayeejuju]

chris brown really bought all of quavos concert tickets so no one would turn up 😭

[MAJESTIC WORLD @cricketfacts08]

@PicturesFoIder This is the kind of teachers that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

There are rare times when I feel like I’m in the zone. Those are great.

Then there are times when I ask myself, “How in holy hell have I become the janitor of a mountain of bullshit?”

Put another way, sometimes you’re the boxer and sometimes you’re the punching bag. We all get our turn as the punching bag. As far as I can tell, it doesn’t matter how “successful” you become, you have always grabbed a number at the deli counter of getting your ass kicked by the universe.

During these periods of fire fighting, I get fidgety and frustrated. I feel like I’m treading water, and patience wears thin, especially with myself.

My instinct is to try to fix things as quickly as possible. That’s all well and good, but I’ve realized that from a place of “WTF?!,” I often rush and create more problems. This is particularly catastrophic when I try to sprint immediately upon waking up.

The mantra that saves me is simple:

“Make before you manage.”

Each morning, before plugging holes, fixing things, calling vets, answering text messages, or delegating things, this mantra is a reminder to make something.

Even the most time-sensitive items can usually wait 60 minutes, and by make something, I mean anything.

You just need to feel like you’ve pushed a millimeter ahead in some creative direction.

For me, even a 90-second video of calligraphy could set a better emotional tone for the day, helping me to more calmly handle problems. Or maybe I attempt to jumpstart my writing with an Instagram caption. It’s practically nothing, but it’s enough. Even token efforts allow me to reassure myself with “Don’t worry. You did produce something today.”

The psychological difference between zero acts of creation and one act of creation, no matter how small, is impossible to overstate. If you’re lucky, sometimes that one idea, one sentence, or one shitty first draft can turn into something bigger. But the point is to be able to say to yourself, even for five minutes, “Hark! I am a creator, not just a janitor of bullshit! Here is proof that I can—and will!—do more than just manage minutiae… ”

We all spend time on the struggle bus. At the very least, this mantra has helped me to find a window seat when it’s my turn.

When in doubt, try it out: make before you manage.

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

This one reminds me of Busy!💯🤗❤️Current mood: listen to sad songs and cry #reeves #keanureeves #crying https://t.co/nxnesDQAPB via @YouTube @BusyPhilipps @BusyTonightTV

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

@iUsedToBeADuck Wrong men silly duck😂

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

@iUsedToBeADuck The only thing we’re cheating together is death and boredom

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Our love will never die

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

@elonmusk Carrier pidgins!

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

This is the Apennine Colossus.

It is 442 years old and nearly 40 feet tall.

Here is its story...

[Team Katie @TeamKatiePorter]

Bigger corporate profits account for *over half* of the higher prices people are paying.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Birds are fed by their parents in their infancy. When the time comes to feed themselves, there can be some confusion when the food does not go into their mouth by itself.

[Zack Ward @TotalZackWard]

Garage gold! Pic from Almost Famous. It's all fake: hair, beard and mustache. It was an honor to play the "Legendary Red Dog", lead roadie for the Allman Brothers Band! @GreggAllman

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Elon Musk abruptly reversed himself on Saturday by saying that his company would continue to fund the operation of the Starlink internet service in Ukraine, where it has become a digital lifeline for soldiers and civilians. "The hell with it," he said. https://t.co/8QLPMUqDHD

[B&S @_B___S]

This man is buying birds just to set them free🥺

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

@OKnucle @billmaher You could say the same for Henry Ford. He makes awesome products. People like what he does and he does it well. No one is perfect. No one cares if he ever invented anything. Good burn.

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

@BonnieChowdhury @jawbone03 @Hahaharmon @billmaher Anyone can save up for and finance a 30k car if they want to. However I drive a Dodge Journey and never think of how much I’m wasting in gas. More electric cars and less gas burnt into the air probably does a lot for global warming.

[Rock The Bells @RockTheBells]

.@drdre explaining why he doesn’t listen to ‘The Chronic’ is just another reminder of the chaos and tumult that often belies great works of art.

🎥: Big Boy’s Neighborhood

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya

[Chris Shields @ChrisShields88]

@SmnWeekly Lame lame lame