🖋️📒 Wesley Jon

I write about practical principles, exercises, & tools to help you be more effective in life and achieve your goals.

Work smarter, not harder 🧠

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

Take an important category of your life, and ask yourself:

How do I define progress in this area?

Now, how do your actions in that area align with your definition of progress?

Do they succeed, meet, or fall short? This is the only measure that matters.

[Stephen Punwasi 🏚️📉🐈☃️ @StephenPunwasi]

How absurd is 🇨🇦’s Ponzi scheme?

National Bank estimates $200k/year is the minimum annual salary required to qualify for a median home.

At which point 🇨🇦 considers you “the rich,” so you pay ~$65k/year in taxes—more than the income of most existing homeowners. 🤷‍♂️

[reirei🌶 @ReinaPineda]

X gon’ give it to ya.

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Its not the facts that we fear but the feelings we have about them.

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@natberman79 That's a fair point. The context of this tweet is more along the lines of finishing projects one starts.

A common obstacle for many is continuously becoming distracted and leaving many untied ends. Keeping the person busy but robbing them of meaningful progress.

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Anybody can start something. The most valuable people are the ones that know how to finish things.

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It's amazing how you are rewarded for longevity in practice.

I started journaling 2 years ago, & it's clarified the things that matter to me the most about any exercise.

I used to record everything, but now I only write the memories that I'll care about in years to come.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

Your capacity to live meaningfully is rooted in your ability to differentiate between the essential and non-essential.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

Be someone who obsesses over the means, and you'll be successful.

Be someone who obsesses over the ends, and you'll remain a dreamer.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

Sunday Planning Tips #4

You have a backup plan (see#3).

Schedule time for fun. Things to look forward to aid motivation during the week immensely.

Plan a great date, game or movie night, or whatever you fancy. Make it good & make it often. You deserve it!

#SundayPlanningTips

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

"Nullius in Verba" is a Latin phrase for "take no one's word for it."

Basically, don't just inherit information handed to you, develop your knowledge from the ground up.

It's the only way to know something deeply and the best way to learn it.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

Sunday Planning Tips #3

You have a plan (see#2).

Create a backup plan. Days get messy & urgent demands always fall onto our lap.

Imagine what might come up, & have a Plan B.

"If X occurs, then Y..."

Removing legit excuses is just as critical to progress.

#SundayPlanningTips

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

The content you digest fills the storehouse you draw from during problem-solving, creativity and sharing.

It's okay to consume broadly as it will add to the formula that makes you unique. Just be mindful.

You are what you consume 🍏

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

The relationship between all that you desire and the time you have left is terrifying.

Most people avoid facing this.

Once you do, it empowers you to focus on what is super-essential to your life.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

@tobi_emonts The right side is a result of your attention.

Where is your focus? Keep it targeted on your strategic long term goals, plan of action, and reflect on your actions in relationship to goals constantly. You'll stay on the right path.

What you pay attention to grows.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

@simrunshroff 7. Visuals

Seems to be trending. It's a strong value add + its entertaining education.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

One of the hardest truths to accept is that you'll never have the time or attention bandwidth to do all the things you would like to do.

As soon as you accept this, you can flourish in one essential area.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

Excited about this.

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

I'm doing podcast with Sam Altman (@sama), CEO of OpenAI next week, about GPT-4, ChatGPT, and AI in general. Let me know if you have any questions/topic suggestions.

PS: I'll be in SF area next week. Let me know if there are other folks I should talk to, on and off the mic.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

What a great way to educate while entertain.

Love these lessons from Clint.

[Clint Murphy @IAmClintMurphy]

Disappear for 6 months,

And, focus on these 10 videos.

I promise they will change your life:

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@OrganicEdison Great framework.

I have periods of heavy engagement and then some with barely any.

[🖋️📒 Wesley Jon @WesleyJMcDonald]

Completely agree.

So many want people to believe a 9-5 is the antithesis of freedom & happiness.

Before you buy into it, check if that person is trying to sell you something.

Then assess your life honestly. Structure & security are valuable features.

It's okay not to be satisfied with your current circumstance, but don't let others make you feel unhappy with something 95% of the population would be grateful to have.