đ€ Morning thoughts (March 11 - 17)
Every Sunday I share a quote and a reflection on it for each day of the week.
Themes of the week: Ritual, professionalism, focus, self-respect, presence, gratitude, impermanence, service, impulse, curation
Sunday - March 17, 2024
"You must bring yourself to the point where you have no choice but to finish, regardless of how you feel at any given moment during the activity. You could say you are making the activity higher than the individual. Our whole culture rebels against this. We want to make our immediate personal impulses the highest thing. Yet true freedom comes only when we make our activities sacred in this manner."Â
Phil Stutz, Lessons for Living
Turn work into a ritual. Youâll respect and yourself more. Professionals place quality, patience and rigor at the top.
Saturday - March 16, 2024
"negative thoughts are a luxury. Theyâre a way to avoid getting down to work."Â
Laird Hamilton, Force of Nature
Kobe Bryant used to say âget over yourselfâ when asked about how he kept his cool in games, especially when messing up. Weâre all trying to impress our ideal version of ourself. But thatâs an illusion. That person only ever exists if we keep doing the work, if we keep messing up and get back to it. Keep your self respect but donât take yourself too seriously.
Friday - March 15, 2024
"Today, I believe happiness is really a default state. Happiness is there when you remove the sense of something missing in your life."
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Happiness requires a constant awareness and appreciation of the moment. Happiness is a habit.Â
Thursday - March 14, 2024
"everything you see will soon alter and cease to exist. Think of how many changes youâve already seen. The world is nothing but change. Our life is only perception.â
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Impermanence is the hardest to comprehend for human. Almost at par with compounding. Our brains cannot understand how slow or how fast but reality is constantly changing. Make the most of it.
Wednesday - March 13, 2024
"Try opening your eyes and focusing on the thought, âHow can I serve everyone best today?â"Â
Wes Watson, Non-Negotiable
When youâre outwardly focused you inevitably get outward energy. When you feel like contracting, expand.Â
Tuesday - March 12, 2024
"You will be surprised to find that in most situations thereâs nothing to deal with except for your own fears and desires."Â
Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul
Your fears and desires will always be there. Use them as anchors. When you strip everything down and youâre only left with your impulses, thatâs when you can train yourself to deal with them. Focus.Â
Monday - March 11, 2024
"The sugar high of convenience is fleeting and the sting of missing out dulls rapidly, but the meaningful glow that comes from taking charge of what claims your time and attention is something that persists"Â
Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism
Curate your experience. Thatâs where you find lasting meaning.Â