3 IDEAS FROM ME
I.
“You are not your grand plans. You are your daily patterns.”
II.
“Questions are answered as you move, not before you move. Moving forward with an answer that is partially correct will usually fill in the gaps faster than waiting until you come up with a plan that is perfectly correct.”
III.
“The modern world is optimized for convenience, not improvement.
The default path is usually the more convenient path. And I get it. Who wants their days to be a pain in the neck? I like sitting in air conditioned rooms and watching my favorite shows too.
But the body and mind only grow when placed under a stimulus. If you want improvement, you have to choose something different than convenience.
It can be lovely to have a day where you do not push yourself, but it rarely works out well if you have a life where you do not push yourself.”
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I.
Painter and printmaker Mary Cassatt reminds us to stand tall and be our full selves:
“Acceptance, under someone else's terms, is worse than rejection.”
Source: Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman
II.
Abstract painter Agnes Martin reminds us that art can deliver those rare, fleeting experiences of clarity, inner stillness, and harmony:
“The function of art is the renewal of memories of moments of perfection.”
Source: “On the Perfection Underlying Life” (1973 lecture at the Institute of Contemporary Art)
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
How much of your ambition is borrowed from other people's desires?
Until next week,
James Clear
Author of Atomic Habits
Cofounder of Authors Equity
