Attention Is Generosity: Why Our Attention Span is ‘Decreasing’
The French philosopher Simone Weil meditated in her notebook, “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
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“I Suck” and Maybe That’s Okay—Consistency Over Perfection
Starting can be tough. Whether it’s a life goal or something as simple as going on Meatless Mondays, getting started and building momentum can be a pain in the bedonkeys. But we all have to start somewhere. And if you’re a beginner, chances are you won’t have the slightest clue what you’re doing. As our …
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5 Steps to Create Systems in Your Life for Increased Efficiency and Productivity
“Everything is a dance,” someone once said. “Just give yourself time to find your rhythm.” I remember my first year at university, living in a dorm with eighty people. And for the first few weeks, I concluded that I might as well have been born with two left feet. My room had four bunk beds …
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Is 2022 Your Year? Reframing New Year’s Resolutions and Why They Fail
Be honest, have New Year Resolutions ever worked for you? To welcome the one celebration that brings people together in the cold, counting seconds under a clock, the one celebration that wraps humanity in a cloak of bliss and hopefulness, my personal tradition for New Year consists of re-reading the [what will be] previous year’s …
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The Great Literary Toad of Chamfort and Steven Pressfield’s War of Art on Overcoming Resistance and Doing the Work
Not all days are the same. This is as true in life as it is in any area of expertise or craft you choose to dedicate yourself to. Some days, you’re in the flow—you jump into it just like that. On others, it’s like going against an upstream river. The push can be unforgiving. Last …