3 IDEAS FROM ME
I.
“The mindset:
Confident enough to start. Humble enough to keep learning.
The trap:
Too humble to start. Or too confident to keep learning.”
II.
“Unexpected forms of generosity:
- Being early can be a form of generosity. You wait, so they don't have to.
- Leaving something unsaid can be a form of generosity. You don't always need the last word.
- Delivering your work on time can be a form of generosity. You make life easier for everyone downstream.
- Not taking things personally can be a form of generosity. You give people the space to say things imperfectly.”
III.
“It's rare to find your purpose for life, so instead look for your purpose for this season.
What lights you up right now? What's a good thing to dedicate this season of your life to? Perhaps more importantly, what purpose served you well in your previous season, but you have outgrown?
Life is always changing. It's okay to pick a new North Star.”
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I.
Novelist Zadie Smith on the thrill of reading a great book:
“The ideal reader cannot sleep when holding the writer he was meant to be with.”
Source: The Best American Nonrequired Reading
II.
Musician Nick Cave on the power of your everyday conduct:
“Rather than feel impotent and useless, you must come to terms with the fact that as a human being you are infinitely powerful, and take responsibility for this tremendous power. Even our smallest actions have potential for great change, positively or negatively, and the way in which we all conduct ourselves within the world means something. You are anything but impotent, you are, in fact, exquisitely and frighteningly dynamic, as are we all, and with all respect you have an obligation to stand up and take responsibility for that potential. It is your most ordinary and urgent duty.”
Source: The Red Hand Files, Issue #216
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
Always work on the limiting factor.
What is holding you back right now?
Until next week,
James Clear
Author of Atomic Habits
Cofounder of Authors Equity
p.s. A lesson for life.
