Lovely article - I recently started a 5 year journal in an attempt to better cultivate this long term thinking, so this resonates!
“Before we can contemplate one update, we’re hit with another. Lack of silence turns news into noise.”
If all we’re doing is trying to hack productivity, constantly taking action, keeping our hand busy and ears full of content, we lose touch with our own purpose behind it all, and that longer term thinking. The long term commitments are scary, but I’m hoping in cultivating this mindset, it will pay off in a more purposeful life in the long run.
I agree. It's hard work and resisting the distractions is not easy... I often find myself in a place of doubting everything. But just taking the next small step will get you there. Thanks for sharing
Like Bertrand Russell said: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. So I take doubt as a good thing.
Old joke: "How do you eat an elephant?" Answer: "One bite at a time!" But it's true - don't get ahead of yourself, and find something more permanent to fill 'the hole in your soul!'
I just read that Chris Rock once said: if there's something you wind up talking about offstage three different times, then you should try talking about it onstage." Or in our case, that would be writing about it. Figured you'd appreciate that sentiment. I've been talking about this a lot recently, seemed appropriate to write about it, too.
Lovely article - I recently started a 5 year journal in an attempt to better cultivate this long term thinking, so this resonates!
“Before we can contemplate one update, we’re hit with another. Lack of silence turns news into noise.”
If all we’re doing is trying to hack productivity, constantly taking action, keeping our hand busy and ears full of content, we lose touch with our own purpose behind it all, and that longer term thinking. The long term commitments are scary, but I’m hoping in cultivating this mindset, it will pay off in a more purposeful life in the long run.
The longer I go, the more I realize the scary things are the ones most worth pursuing.
I agree. It's hard work and resisting the distractions is not easy... I often find myself in a place of doubting everything. But just taking the next small step will get you there. Thanks for sharing
Like Bertrand Russell said: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. So I take doubt as a good thing.
Old joke: "How do you eat an elephant?" Answer: "One bite at a time!" But it's true - don't get ahead of yourself, and find something more permanent to fill 'the hole in your soul!'
One bite at a time, love it.
Too much noise and too few genuine sounds have left us confused. Great piece. One word at a time!
This… this!! You easily drilled down to what has always bothered me about ‘life hacks’
Though I will say, after exhausting myself doing what I want in life I have been known to crack a beer and flip on Netflix.
Oh, definitely. Sometimes that's exactly what I want to do in life.
Dude! You nail it, week after week!
Thanks man!
Love this message man, thank you for sharing!!
I just read that Chris Rock once said: if there's something you wind up talking about offstage three different times, then you should try talking about it onstage." Or in our case, that would be writing about it. Figured you'd appreciate that sentiment. I've been talking about this a lot recently, seemed appropriate to write about it, too.
Yea man that was an awesome piece of writing. Thank you for sharing!