Imagine if the worrying stopped

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The worrying for something fictional.

The downside dramatised.

It hasn’t happened yet.

And it may not happen at all (it regularly doesn’t).

Yet we’re acting as if it will, or has, happened.

It’s an imagined outcome.

Stop worrying about stuff that hasn’t happened yet.  

 

 

“There are more things, Lucilius, likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca

“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.” – Epictetus

Twenty years from now …

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twenty years from now

What have you always wanted to do?

Do it.

Where have you dreamed of going?

Go there.

Start putting a plan together.

 

Do the road trip.

Attend the event.

Take the jump …

… skydive, bungy or high dive.

Start a business.

Write the book.

Learn a language.

Swim with the …

… stingrays, whale shark or turtle.

Run the marathon.

Book the restaurant.

Fly the plane.

Teach.

Change the job.

See a wonder of the world …

… Colosseum, Taj Mahal or Great Wall.

Surprise someone.

Try yoga.

Hike a trail.

See the show.

What will you look back on in twenty years and say …

“I did that!”

 

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

 

The above quote is often mistakenly attributed to Mark Twain.

Here’s the story … https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/09/29/you-did/

 

Thanks to Mike O. for the inspiration.

 

Always learning

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There is always more to learn.

Learn something new.

Learn how things work.

There is more to understand.

Understand others.

Understand why.

More to study.

Study for education.

Study for knowledge and growth

Become a life-long student.

There is always more to learn.

 

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” – Albert Einstein.

“Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.” – Mark Twain

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

 

The wrong direction can be right

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The right direction

You might try something to realise you need to try something different.

Take a few wayward steps to recognise the right next steps.

Learning a new thing may highlight the need to learn something else.

A bad decision often leads to a good decision.

The limitations of Mark 1 iterate for a better Mark 2.

Failure often leads to success.

Sometimes heading in the wrong direction, reveals the right direction.

 

“When in doubt, move, even if it’s in the wrong direction.” – Charles Nicholl

“If you cannot fail, you cannot learn.” – Eric Ries

“No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.” – Turkish Proverb

 

Unproductive perseverance

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Productivity has been high.

You’ve been on fire all day.

There is a trail of done tasks left in your wake.

Now the energy is waning.

You’re running on empty.

Sure, you can keep going.

Becoming increasing unproductive the longer you persist.

Persevering past the point of diminishing returns.

You can grind out the next task.

Or you can rest and recover.

Do what works for you to recharge.

Returning to productively tackle that task.

You know when you’ve persevered too long.

The trick is to stop and recharge before you get there.

 

“Focus on being productive instead of being busy.” – Tim Ferriss

“We take better care of our smartphone than ourselves. We know when the battery is depleted and recharge it.” – Arianna Huffington