The Story of Things
At first, there weren’t many things.
Because not many things were important.
If you only had a few things you were ok.
Using Time Wisely
It’s the moments between moments that count.
The small spaces.
Using these slices wisely separates the producer from the procrastinator.
Expecting Too Much
When we expect life to be different to reality, and constantly focus on that lack, we’re unhappy.
Going against the flow creates resistance.
When we embrace the present, whatever it holds, we’re more peaceful.
BUT, there’s an important caveat.
The Pitfalls of Perfectionism
Perfectionism, the nemesis of progress.
It stops you in your tracks.
Why even bother starting, if your reality won’t live up to an idealised, albeit fictional, version?
Let’s face it…
All too often your best-laid plans are left to rust, a graveyard of good ideas and lofty ideals.
The World Requires No Audience
Nature, the great equaliser. In its presence, we’re reminded of our ultimate insignificance.
Our minor affairs within imagined realities are exposed next to flowing rivers, looming trees and driving rain.
The Sunk Cost Fallacy of Inaction
We often don’t start things we know we should. It’s perverse.
We think we’re ‘too late’, behind the curve.
Looking at the success stories around us, we compare our own meagre beginnings with distaste, doubting whether to start at all.
The Ayahuasca Ceremony: A Trippy Experience in the Ecuadorian Jungle
The shaman handed me a bottle of clear liquid and bade me drink.
As I swigged the acid, gut burning liquor, stars danced before my eyes. Soon I felt drunk.
I prepared myself to be stripped, robbed and tied to a tree in the Ecuadorian jungle, but instead, the wizened Shaman smiled, crooked teeth and piercing eyes.
He pointed at a wooden bowl containing a brown concoction, the reason for my pilgrimage. It was time for my ayahuasca ceremony and the trip of a lifetime.
The Happiness Advantage Summary (Shawn Achor)
Have you ever wondered whether positive psychology really can make you happier?
Find out in this book summary of The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
The Slight Edge Summary (Jeff Olson)
Are you struggling to hit your goals and achieve your dreams?
If so, this book summary of The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson will help you get back on track.
Blink Summary (Malcolm Gladwell)
Have you ever wondered about that spidey-sense of intuition guiding our behaviour?
Click here to read the Blink summary, a book by Malcolm Gladwell
