💭 # 12 - How to Think / Favourable Conditions / How Much is Enough?
Hi friends, welcome to the latest edition of One Percent Wiser, a compendium of resources to help you live better.
Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.” ~ Ben Okri
🤔 How to Think: The Skill You’ve Never Been Taught
Farnam Street | Aug 2015 | Optimal Thinking
Better thinking leads to better decisions. Good decision-making has never being so valuable. In the age of the internet, making good decisions can have an ever larger impact on your life. But how to actually make good decisions? You already know the answer. Cut down on multitasking. Avoid checking Twitter constantly. Spending enough time on one problem or idea to allow it to ferment and grow. Being busy is the antithesis to deep thinking and good decisions. Simple, but not easy.
🌥 Favourable Conditions Never Come
Cal Newport | April 2021 | Living Intentionally
Do you have a tendency to put things off? What if the ideal circumstances never arrive? How will you feel if you put it off until it is too late? There is really no perfect time to launch a business, have kids or whatever it is you are putting off. The conditions are never perfect. There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.
💵 How Much is Enough?
Carl Richards | Finding Meaning
Is it human nature to always want more? Maybe. But we can challenge that voice in our head. The voice of dissatisfaction. The voice that looks at the Ferrari or the new iPhone and says "I need that". That voice shouldn't control our life, and we are happier if we are more intentional about our desires. Anyway, the desire you think is your own may in fact be put there by advertisers and marketing agencies. You probably already have enough.
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