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Unraveling the human mind & behavior
Being colorblind, this is a delight to discover.
(Doubly delightful to share on the purple app.)
https://x.com/brianroemmele/status/1836268556570497284?s=46&t=
(Doubly delightful to share on the purple app.)
https://x.com/brianroemmele/status/1836268556570497284?s=46&t=
Memories will drive you crazy
Our commitments allow us to move to a higher level of freedom.
don't miss a chance to say something nice to people.
an authentic, simple compliment could go a long way.
an authentic, simple compliment could go a long way.
Content creators are highly susceptible to burnout due to the nature of their work.
The constant rush and pressure to publish content all the time.
Often feel like they’re falling behind if they don’t post regularly.
Their lives are exposed to strangers and all kinds of comments.
Their self-worth is tied to metrics like likes and comments.
Constant exposure to stimuli from being chronically online puts their brain and body in a state of fight or flight.
They may experience isolation and a lack of deep connections with others.
There’s a need to always appear in the best mood.
If this is combined with a lack of healthy habits and emotional self-exploration/regulation, you have the perfect recipe for burnout.
I’m pretty sure most of the industry is running on burnout, and some don't even recognize it.
When your sub-optimal baseline becomes your reality, it’s hard to realize that you’re not giving your best.
The constant rush and pressure to publish content all the time.
Often feel like they’re falling behind if they don’t post regularly.
Their lives are exposed to strangers and all kinds of comments.
Their self-worth is tied to metrics like likes and comments.
Constant exposure to stimuli from being chronically online puts their brain and body in a state of fight or flight.
They may experience isolation and a lack of deep connections with others.
There’s a need to always appear in the best mood.
If this is combined with a lack of healthy habits and emotional self-exploration/regulation, you have the perfect recipe for burnout.
I’m pretty sure most of the industry is running on burnout, and some don't even recognize it.
When your sub-optimal baseline becomes your reality, it’s hard to realize that you’re not giving your best.
Finding your calling is finding something that combines your talents, the world's needs and your own enjoyment.
Like a Venn diagram, the sweet spot in the middle is where you find your purpose.
Any job can become a calling.
It depends on your approach and whether it holds significance for you.
Find your calling, embrace it and make the world a better place.
What do I love to do?
What does the world need from me?
Where do these two things intersect?
Like a Venn diagram, the sweet spot in the middle is where you find your purpose.
Any job can become a calling.
It depends on your approach and whether it holds significance for you.
Find your calling, embrace it and make the world a better place.
What do I love to do?
What does the world need from me?
Where do these two things intersect?
How you respond to little things tends to predict how you react to big things.
The brain is not immutable or unchanging it is constantly reshaped by our life experiences.
Everyone possesses a mix of strengths and weaknesses.
A recipe for mediocrity is striving for perfection.
Acknowledge your shortcomings, attempting to transform them into strengths.
Leverage strengths productively.
A recipe for mediocrity is striving for perfection.
Acknowledge your shortcomings, attempting to transform them into strengths.
Leverage strengths productively.
It is never too early to begin a life of purpose and it is never too late.
When we continuously switch between tasks, our work takes 50 percent longer, compared with doing one task from start to completion.
High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)
Peak-level performance needs you to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction.
Peak-level performance needs you to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction.
We must put ourselves out there, give it our all, and learn the lesson, win or lose.
Growth comes at the point of resistance.
We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies on the outer reaches of our abilities.
Growth comes at the point of resistance.
We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies on the outer reaches of our abilities.
A sense of entitlement guarantees that eventually you will see yourself as a victim.
People who get nothing done often work a great deal harder.
They underestimate the time for any task and try to do several things at once.
They always expect that everything will go right.
The unexpected always happens.
Unexpected is the only thing one can confidently expect.
They underestimate the time for any task and try to do several things at once.
They always expect that everything will go right.
The unexpected always happens.
Unexpected is the only thing one can confidently expect.
You have the liberty and the obligation of finding out what your destiny is. You can discover it for yourself.
But do you?
But do you?
GM wonderful people, wake up with intentions
Authentic Happiness Theory → Well-Being Theory
happiness → well-being
Measure: life satisfaction → positive emotion, engagement, meaning, positive relationships, and accomplishment
Goal: increase life satisfaction → increase flourishing by increasing positive emotion, engagement, meaning, positive relationships, and accomplishment
No element defines well-being, but each contributes to it
happiness → well-being
Measure: life satisfaction → positive emotion, engagement, meaning, positive relationships, and accomplishment
Goal: increase life satisfaction → increase flourishing by increasing positive emotion, engagement, meaning, positive relationships, and accomplishment
No element defines well-being, but each contributes to it
Want to stress yourself?
Negatively compare yourself to someone you admire by focusing on where they’re at today while imagining they got there effortlessly then conclude that something must be wrong with you because you’re feeling a bit incompetent and nowhere near their level.
This is a limited, outcome-focused, fixed mindset.
Negatively compare yourself to someone you admire by focusing on where they’re at today while imagining they got there effortlessly then conclude that something must be wrong with you because you’re feeling a bit incompetent and nowhere near their level.
This is a limited, outcome-focused, fixed mindset.
Our culture ignores reality, promoting an illusion of an ideal world where everything is easy, unpleasant experiences are avoidable, and instant gratification is constant.
Worse, it suggests that failing to achieve this means something is wrong with you.
This is an illusion.
Your life experiences are far from ideal, but they reflect reality, not what you wish.
Reality is:
Life includes pain and adversity.
The future is uncertain.
Achievement requires discipline.
You are not special; you can't avoid these truths.
This will never change.
There is also love, joy, surprise, transcendence and creativity, but these never occur separately from the above points.
Worse, it suggests that failing to achieve this means something is wrong with you.
This is an illusion.
Your life experiences are far from ideal, but they reflect reality, not what you wish.
Reality is:
Life includes pain and adversity.
The future is uncertain.
Achievement requires discipline.
You are not special; you can't avoid these truths.
This will never change.
There is also love, joy, surprise, transcendence and creativity, but these never occur separately from the above points.
“A life of total integrity is the only one worth striving for.”
The way to live with integrity?
Do What You Say You Will Do.
Law of Leadership: If you don’t believe the messenger, you won’t believe the message.
So, Do What You Say You Will Do.
The way to live with integrity?
Do What You Say You Will Do.
Law of Leadership: If you don’t believe the messenger, you won’t believe the message.
So, Do What You Say You Will Do.
Are you choosing to see the most empowered response in any given situation?
Something “negative” will happen. That’s inevitable. But how we choose to respond to, it is completely within our control.
Like anything we want to master, getting really good at choosing a really good response takes a lot of practice. So, practice!
Next time something kind of annoying happens see if you can notice your habitual negative/pessimistic response and see if you can choose a slightly (or significantly!) more positive response.
Something “negative” will happen. That’s inevitable. But how we choose to respond to, it is completely within our control.
Like anything we want to master, getting really good at choosing a really good response takes a lot of practice. So, practice!
Next time something kind of annoying happens see if you can notice your habitual negative/pessimistic response and see if you can choose a slightly (or significantly!) more positive response.
If you think “Meh, I’m good enough” then there is no chance of experiencing excellence/actualizing your potential. You have to commit.
Expect adversity and be antifragile.
When is a good time to be excellent? Now.
Maximize Minutes.
Expect adversity and be antifragile.
When is a good time to be excellent? Now.
Maximize Minutes.
Anger is a signal that demands our attention, often arising from pain or injustice. It tells us something needs to change.
We fear it because we've seen its destruction. Suppressed anger corrodes from within. Anger and shame are close companions. It often masks our vulnerability.
Healthy anger motivates. It fuels our fight against injustice and inequity.
But unchecked, it can consume us.
Learning to express anger constructively is an art. It requires self-awareness, empathy, and practice.
This skill is essential for authentic relationships and personal growth.
Anger isn't the enemy. Our response to it shapes its impact. By acknowledging and channeling our anger, we use its power for good.
We fear it because we've seen its destruction. Suppressed anger corrodes from within. Anger and shame are close companions. It often masks our vulnerability.
Healthy anger motivates. It fuels our fight against injustice and inequity.
But unchecked, it can consume us.
Learning to express anger constructively is an art. It requires self-awareness, empathy, and practice.
This skill is essential for authentic relationships and personal growth.
Anger isn't the enemy. Our response to it shapes its impact. By acknowledging and channeling our anger, we use its power for good.