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“When choosing a new habit many people seem to ask themselves, “What can I do on my best days?”The trick is to ask, “What can I stick to even on my worst days?” Start small. Master the art of showing up. Scale up when you have the time, energy, and interest.” -James Clear, book AtomicContinue reading “Sticky Habits”

“There is nothing worth doing that is not scary. There is no one who has achieved greatness without wrestling with their own doubts, anxieties, limitations, and demons.” -book, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave by Ryan Holiday “Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid.” -William Faulkner “When He has tested me,Continue reading “When Tested”

“We are most productive when we focus on a very small number of projects on which we can devote a large amount of attention.” -Cal Newport “Attention Residue is the scientific concept that there is a cognitive switching cost to shifting your attention from one task to another. When your attention is shifted, there isContinue reading “Boot Away Attention Residue”

“A lot of the time I hate the theater. You think, ‘I have to climb Mount Everest, again, tonight.’ Oh, the theater is a scary place to be.” -Alan Rickman “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” -Edmund Hillary “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again.” -Samuel Beckett For any big goalContinue reading “PROCESS Vs. summit”

“When people injure you, ask yourself what good or harm they thought would come of it. If you understand that, you’ll feel sympathy rather than outrage or anger. Your sense of good and evil may be the same as theirs, or near it, in which case you have to excuse them. Or your sense ofContinue reading “A Case For Assuming Positive Intent”

Yeah, runnin’ down a dreamThat never would come to meWorkin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leadsRunnin’ down a dream -song, “Runnin’ Down A Dream” by Tom Petty “What if my best isn’t good enough?” That’s a scary question to ask yourself. And it’s why most people don’t attempt to do hard things. Because it’sContinue reading “Life Is Not A Movie Montage”

“Compassion is our capacity to relate in a tender and sympathetic way to what we perceive…Compassion means to be with, feel with, suffer with. Classical Buddhist texts describe compassion as the quivering of the heart, a visceral tenderness in the face of suffering. In the Buddhist tradition, one who has realized the fullness of compassionContinue reading “How To Overcome Indifference”

Make the work for yourself. (You can have an ideal reader or viewer in mind, but ultimately, do it for you.) Share the work for others.

The poem below is so good, I’ll just let it speak for itself… “I Dreamed I Lived In Austin” by Albert Huffstickler I dreamed I lived in Austinwith legs like a sparrowand a hungry heart.I was looking for Godbut kept finding people—strange little peoplewith pieces of their bodies missing:an arm, a leg, a nose, aContinue reading ““I Dreamed I Lived in Austin””

The excellent chart above is a comprehensive list of our cognitive biases. Whether we admit it or not, when it comes to making decisions, we’re all prone to one or several of these. Factors like our background, current circumstances, age, peer group, life experiences, etc…play a part in determining which are the biggest culprits. So,Continue reading “Our Cognitive Biases”