Try to strengthen connective tissue Dolce Far Niente Disappointment requires adequate planning To study the self is to forget the self “You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you” The flexibility to change one’s mind is a great advantage Just stare at yourself in the mirror No confusion could mean no learning …
Author archives: johnwadeco
Post # 32
But for many of us, the main reason is that our brain rationalizes staying busy. We are filled with uncertainty all day long, and that drives us to try to do more, to get control of everything, to cram more into our lives, to stay addicted to technology and distraction. To do this, we have …
Post # 31
We are the creators of our time. We have complete ownership of our time. What if we could drop our complaints, and take full ownership over our time? That means intentionally deciding how we want to spend the hours we have available. They say the only constant in life is change. They are right. Sometimes …
Post # 30
Culture eats strategy for breakfast It takes effort and two people and courage and decisions Opinions are like yesterdays, everyone’s got ’em Your pain pushes you until your vision pulls you To edify: to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually Trust that some of the best days of your life have not happened yet …
Post # 29
This is all temporary and you’re part of forever No one is normal Remember that a part of your life might belong to others as well Praise at LEAST as often as you disparage The purpose of life is a life of purpose What don’t I see because of my blind faith in whatever I’m …
Post # 28
We must insist that we become the best we can possibly be Coach them to improve or get them off the team It seems we may have been unconsciously programmed to lose our creative power. The matrix is a documentary. Rage against the dying light and keep the creativity. Use fear as a tailwind to …
Post # 27
You are perfectly imperfect I am supposed to be me. I am supposed to look how I look. I am supposed to be where I am. Everything that has happened in life was supposed to happen. I will grow because of my unique life experience. Life is happening for me, not to me. Your dreams are possible. Funnily enough, they were put here for you to achieve them. Ask yourself, “Who …
Post # 26
About 60 trillion $ in global currencyApprox only 6 trillion $ in actual physical notes Money is anything that people are willing to use in order to systematically represent the value of other things, for the purpose of exchanging goods and servicesCan compare things of different types (apples, shoes, divorces, cars)Can exchange thingsCan store wealth …
Post # 25
Completely ignoring efficiency probably doesn’t lead to a fulfilling life. But letting that efficiency urge drop occasionally, by punctuating our doing with idleness, challenges that faint but persistent sense that the moment we stop doing, our precious lives begin slipping away. That belief, which has largely motivated my adult life, is starting to seem completely …
Post # 24
Perhaps friendship is confirmed the moment when one recognizes aspects of oneself in another. Perhaps one must be a little afraid of over-rationality when choosing life’s path. Perhaps sometimes we just need to jump in…hard to know when that “sometimes” is though. — Many things are creations, figments of our mind, and do not “actually” …