4 Harsh Truths About Life:
1. The less you force relationships, the stronger they are.
2. You’re not supposed to accomplish all your goals.
3. No one actually knows what the hell they’re doing.
4. The world doesn’t give a shit about you unless you give it a reason to.
5 Habits That Are Killing Your Productivity:
1. You don’t wake up early (Marcus Aurelius)
2. You focus on what’s outside your control (Epictetus)
3. You don’t know how to say “no” (Seneca)
4. You’re in the wrong crowd (Marcus Aurelius)
5. You think you’ll live forever (Seneca)
Changing and improving your life requires you to destroy a part of yourself and replace it with a newer, better part of yourself.
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Therefore, growth is, by definition, painful.
One day you'll realize the amount of potential you had, and how it was all wasted away because you chose comfort over effort, and there will be no one to blame but yourself. That regret will haunt you forever.
The older I get, the more I realize that success at most things isn't about finding the one trick or secret nobody knows about. It's consistently doing the boring, mundane things everyone knows about but is too unfocused/undisciplined to do.
Get good at boring.
You will learn that as a leader your best means of moving people in your direction lies in setting the right tone through your attitude, empathy, and work ethic.
6 Habits That Will Change Your Life:
1. Exercise
2. Cooking
3. Meditation
4. Reading
5. Writing
6. Socializing
I know, what a boring fucking list. But that's the thing: most of life is boring. If you want to change it, make boring changes.