People who spend long periods of time at home and slowly lose the desire to go outside often think they're just resting. But psychologically, many of them are experiencing something called mental rumination. It's a state where the brain starts slowing down while the number of thoughts inside keeps increasing and the motivation to do anything slowly disappears. The mind gets stuck in the past, worries about the future and burns itself out. This isn't laziness, it's a nervous system stuck in survival mode. And the longer it lasts, the more distant normal life begins to feel. And the difficult part is that you usually can't escape it through one massive burst of motivation. And sometimes,recovery starts with just one small step.
elvis recorded more than 711 songs, but only 18 became global hits. thomas edison registered more than 1,100 patents, but people only remember one.
lionel messi has taken over 4,520 shots and only scored 859.
walt disney was rejected 302 times because of a lack of creativity before he got mickey mouse financed. van gogh made more than 2,100 paintings, died poor, and most people can't name more than 10.
james dyson built 5,127 prototypes and only 1 changed his life.
and you're giving up cos you haven't got what you want after trying what? twice? or maybe just 10 times? look, and at the end of the day, you don't have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great.
a winner is just a loser that tried one more time and that's just it. winners lose more than losers even try.
연구로 밝혀진 머리 좋아지는 습관
1. 키보드 대신 손으로 메모하는 것 (프린스턴대)
2. 점심 먹고 26분 낮잠 자는 것 (NASA)
3. 외국어 하나 더 배우는 것 (요크대)
4. 막힐 때 앉아 있지 말고 걷는 것 (스탠퍼드)
5. 공원이나 숲을 걷는 것 (미시간대)
6. 배운 걸 남에게 설명해보는 것 (워싱턴대)
7. 책을 꾸준히 읽는 것 (러시대)
8. 매일 조금씩 명상하는 것 (하버드)
9. 물을 자주 마시는 것 (코네티컷대)
10. 길을 직접 외워서 다니는 것 (UCL)
근데 요새 손 메모, 글을 쓰는데 정말 머리가 돌아가는 느낌이야.
진작할걸 하는 생각도 드는데~
이 중 몇 개나 하고 있어??^^
and suddenly you're 26-27 sitting alone in your room, parents are old, your siblings are married and busy with their own families and there's no one you can talk to and no one checks on you.
what is it called — loneliness or freedom. whatever it is, it is heavy.
as a child ive always been obsessed with staircase leading to water. or is it the other way around. its clearly not for boats. the idea of descending into source, or emerging from, and the liminality of it mesmerizes me so intensely