You drown not by falling in a river but by being submerged
The river might not necessarily be the threat you think it is.
40 percent rule
When your mind tells you that you're exhausted, fried, totally tapped out... you're really only 40 percent done. You still have 60 percent left in your tank. That's the 40 Percent Rule, a concept popularized by Dave Goggins through Jesse Itzler's book, Living With a Seal. The premise is simple: When your mind tells you [...]
Your energy should go into building better habits not chasing better results
"New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is not an outcome, it is a process. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results. Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. The same way that money multiplies through compound interest, the effects [...]
Habits are crucial – they cast repeated votes for being a certain type of person
"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your identity. This is why habits are crucial. They cast repeated votes for being a certain type of person. Build habits [...]
How to define wealth
Real wealth is not having to do things certain things, like: not worrying about jerks claiming your attention, time and energy; not being locked into status games and living based on other's expectations; not feeling like you have to say “yes”; Real wealth is about freedom. Money can help achieve these things, but there are [...]
Define what’s meaningful
Something I can do or create that would bring me more meaning in life is . . . The activities that I currently do that bring me the most meaning are... The activities or projects that I should stop doing because they are not bringing me any sense of meaning, are . . . If [...]