Insights
#253 Outsourcing happiness
When you outsource your happiness, you’ll always be under stress.
#252 The Identity is the Outcome
The outcome is not the book.The outcome is not the marathon.The outcome is not the successful business. The outcome is not even the daily habit you form, even though they’re the stepping stones you need. The outcome is the embodiment of the changes we’ve internalized, the growth we’ve experienced, and the evolution we’ve undergone, allowing
#251 Opportunities in Disguise
Opportunities often stare us in the face in our daily interactions, routines, and familiar environments – and that guise of the ordinary makes them invisible. After all, seeing the value in something that comes so easily to you is hard. So it takes an outsider to point it out. What skill are you taking for
#250 Dismissal vs Indifference
I don’t care much for indifference. But dismissal… that’s something else. The more I dismiss something, the more curious I get. Does it contradict my values? Am I afraid? Or am I pushing away something I secretly want? I don’t know what it is about dismissal, my friend. But I do know that the stronger
#249 You already know what I’m going to say
“You already know what I’m going to say,” the mentor I don’t have tells me. It’s true. I don’t need anyone to tell me what to do. Neither do you. All you need is someone to remind you to do what you already know. If you had constant presence of mind, you could remind yourself.
#248 Finding Growth in Frowns
Frowns carry questions. Puzzles. Uncertainty on the edge of understanding. “I don’t understand – yet.” Sometimes they also carry dismissal. “I don’t agree – why?” Most of all, frowns symbolize a struggle, a moment of dissonance between what we know and what we encounter. Balancing on the edge of comprehension or dismissively pushing away the
#247 Seeking Simplicity
In the pursuit of our ambitions, we often create intricate plans, detailed routines, and exhaustive checklists. But when these complexities start to feel more like obstacles than aids, it might be time to strip things back. Where are you overcomplicating? Is it in the planning, the execution, or perhaps the goal itself? Seeking the simplest
#246 Practice leads the dance
I can believe I must understand the theory before I engage in practice, or I can believe that theory makes more sense when it explains my practice. Theory and practice are partners, and more often than not, it should be practice that leads the dance.
#245 What if you could?
What if you could? What if you could already do what you believe you still can’t? Maybe the key isn’t to become a different person, but to believe in the person you already are. Whoever or whatever you aspire to be is not as far off as you might think.
#244 What am I meant to do today
“What am I meant to do?” I often wonder. You may have the same question on your mind. Or maybe you don’t think about it at all, my friend. And perhaps that’s the better choice. The search for purpose may not be about finding that one grand mission. Maybe it’s about creating tiny ripples of
#243 Mending the Misunderstanding
We all live in a maze of mistranslations and misunderstandings about who we think you are and who others think we are. Now, by lack of a way to know who we truly are, misunderstandings can be comforting, my friend; there’s no doubt about that. But when you get so lost in the maze that
#242 The accomplishments that slipped away
Over the years, I’ve become quite skilled at letting present worries overshadow past triumphs. But what would it be like to let past triumphs overshadow present worries? And what would it be like to have present triumphs overshadow past worries? Maybe you know better than me, my friend. Or maybe it’s something you’d like to