Phil Janecic

I teach people how to build mental strength. Founder of @themindofsteel. Author of the "Mind of Steel Handbook" and "The Social Gladiator".

[Mind of Steel @themindofsteel]

When you give more of yourself away than you’re capable of, you lose the ability to act like the person you want to be.

https://t.co/XqWG9uf2mg

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

Can't believe that writing about mental strength at 22, in between classes at college, would lead me to this point.

I honestly believed nobody would read anything I wrote, yet my scribbles have reached over 700k people. Wow.

Thank you everyone for your support!

[Mind of Steel @themindofsteel]

Mind of Steel is officially ten years old.

Here’s a look back at a decade of writing about mental strength (and how scribblings from a college kid nobody knew about reached people all over the globe).

https://t.co/K3uOSX3E8w

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

Love this quote from @markmanson:

“Self-discipline is self-love.

The way you love yourself is by parenting yourself: forcing yourself to do the things you don’t want to do, but are good for you and in your best interest.”

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

The state of your mind follows the state of your body. If you feel stuck, try this:

• Sleep 8 hours every night
• Exercise 3x a week
• Eat balanced, healthy meals

It’s boring. But it works. Try it for a month and see if you still feel as bad as you do right now.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

The five stages of grief - simplified.

0. Something really sad happens.

1. "This can't be true."
2. You get angry—at yourself or others.
3. You think you can change what happened.
4. You get very, very sad (and probably cry).
5. You get better and move on.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

It's always about the choice.

[Mind of Steel @themindofsteel]

Just because you experience an emotion, it doesn’t mean it has any value. It just means something (external or internal) has triggered that reaction in you.

You don't have to act on every emotion you have. You always have a choice.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

Don’t try to fix gaps in your soul with the external. Instead, look within.

[Mind of Steel @themindofsteel]

Your happiness is your own responsibility. It's not up to other people to make you happy.

Ask yourself: Why does this matter to you? Should it matter to you? What are things you can control in your life? Are you controlling them?

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

No matter how badly you feel right now, know that it’s all part of the process and that everybody makes it through eventually.

And so will you.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

#BoJackHorseman nailed this quote:

[Mind of Steel @themindofsteel]

When you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

Pretending a problem doesn’t exist keeps you perpetually unhappy.

Finally confronting the problem head-on is what gives you that powering feeling of self-respect.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

This is the Internet at its best. #OpenAISaga

[Jack Raines @Jack_Raines]

🚨OpenAI drama, except it's the Game of Thrones cast🚨

Born on the east side of a large sea? Yep. Speaks multiple languages? Yep. Could be played by Emilia Clarke on television? Yep.

[Mind of Steel @themindofsteel]

No matter how little you think you have, there are people who have ever less and would do anything to have what you have right now.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

Imagine somebody came to fix something in your house, then spent hours messing around with their hammer, cleaning it, and adjusting the grip.

You’d think they were crazy.

If you spend more time on setting up your to-do apps than actually completing tasks, you're just as crazy.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

You don't need another app.

Throughout history, people have achieved so much more than you ever will, all without using any of the apps that you "can't live without".

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

You are suffering either way. But you can either suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

@JamesClear One of the most insightful books I've read.

Despite my habits not being rock-solid over these years, I keep coming back to the underlying principles to get back on track when I fall off. Thank you James for sharing this with the world!

#SystemsNotGoals

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

Do fewer things, but do them better. Few key things done right will improve your life tenfold in many different ways.

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

@1Password @chris_otautahi Is this portability already available with passkeys or is in the works?

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

What is a person but a collection of choices?

[Phil Janecic @fjanecic]

The answer lies in judging people on the effects they have on the world and not on the reasons they give for their problems.

— @RobertGreene