<aside> đŁ Little pieces of my thoughts on Learning, Leadership, Mental Health and Parenting. Consuming information makes me guilty, this daily dispatch is my quick stop to reflect on what I have consumed each day.
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May 7 2022
I have been living in a slightly isolated place for a few years now. There are very few avenues for me to go âoutsideâ here. So I took this advice and I went inside.
<aside> đ§đœ âIt took me a long time to understand that "focusing inward" and trying to "make growth happen" through sheer effort is exhausting and doesnât even work very well. It just leaves me even more wrapped up in my own problems and worries. Itâs far faster, more effective, and more enjoyable to focus outward on changing my environment.
My personal growth really took off when I started to surround myself with the peers, mentors, and experiences that I knew would bring the best out of me and lead me inevitably toward the person I want to be.â â Tiago Forte
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Apr 26-28 2022
âNo regrets.â Youâve heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. Thatâs nonsense, even dangerous!
The thing about regret is - there is regret and there is shame about regretting. This quote helped me get rid of some shame about regretting đ
I have two regrets that I keep going back to â
<aside> đ„ Daniel Pink says â When People tell you what they regret the most, they are telling you what they value the mostâ.
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Upon some reflection it seems like I value Learning >> Relationships and Long Term Growth >> Short Term Growth
Iâm still confused đ Perhaps there is a way to do both!
<aside> đ± Challenge everything from an attitude of openness, not from an attitude of stubbornness.
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Apr 15 2022 It takes me conscious effort to practice this, the one thing that always helps is bumping into this sentence in its various forms and ways.
Apr 13 2022 Its my first week of solitude since I had a baby 2.5 years ago. This quote couldnât have been more true!
âWithout the interruptions, nourishing and maddening, this life would become arid. Yet I taste it fully only when I am aloneâ