#329 The journey to overcoming self-doubt

ByLukas

My journey to overcoming self-doubt as a writer:

  • I write every day, even when I didn’t feel inspired.
  • I publish imperfect work every day, and saw nothing bad happened.
  • I publish frequently to reduce the “burden of quality” on each piece (if I publish every day, it doesn’t matter if some posts don’t do so well, because I’ll post again tomorrow anyway.

In short: write and publish to overcome the fear of writing and publishing. Yes, it can be as simple as that.

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#167 Worry or dream a thousand times

ByLukas

I can worry a thousand times until my worries come true.

I can envision my dreams a thousand times until my dreams come true.

Not because of the act of worrying or the dreaming itself.

But because my worries or dreams will incite different present actions taking me down different paths.

Whatever future I focus on a thousand times, I’ll be drawn towards.

Choose wisely.

#387 We all need to be saved from ourselves

ByLukas

We all have the ability to decide what’s good for us when we take the time to reflect on it.

But we also overestimate our ability to decide what’s good for us in the moment.

Which means that we all need to be saved from ourselves.

How?

By deciding in advance.

I’m going to write, because I decided in advance that that’s good for me – even if in the moment, I’d rather do something else.

I’m going to eat those vegetables, because I decided in advance that that’s good for me – even if in the moment, I’d rather eat those fries.

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#213 Comfortable dissatisfaction

ByLukas

You’re dissatisfied with your social life, but not so much that you feel terribly lonely – so you don’t change anything.

You’re dissatisfied with your physical fitness, but not so much that you’re in pain every day – so you put up with slow deterioration.

You’re dissatisfied with your current job, but not so much that you’re dragging yourself to work – so you put up with unfulfilling days.

Being satisfied with some areas of your life is good.

Being intensely dissatisfied with some areas of your life is fine, too – because that unhappiness can be the leverage you need to make a change.

But comfortable dissatisfaction – that’s the zone where dreams and happiness go to die. And boy, have I spent a lot of time there.

So I hope you are satisfied with your life, my friend.

And if not, I hope you’re at least intensely dissatisfied.

Let that be the fuel you need to take action to change.

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#184 Why bad work is necessary

ByLukas

Every day in which I write, I build my body of work.

As I build my body of work, I also build a hierarchy of quality.

Because every day, my writing will be slightly better or worse than the day before.

That means that the more I write, comparatively, the more good writing I’ll do.

It also means that the more I write, comparatively, the more bad writing I do.

Both are necessary.

Good writing, to feel progress.

Bad writing, to know what good writing looks and feels like in the first place.

It’s all part of the process.

#356 Don’t be guilted into discipline

ByLukas

You don’t become truly happy when a Duolingo owl, notifications, or leaderboards guilted them into spending hours on their phone – even if they learn something.

Could we create learning environments that build self-trust (you showed up because it’s important for you to show up)?

Discipline (I stuck to my plan and I feel good about it)?

Agency (I chose to do this today)?

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