Don’t think about what can happen in a month.
Don’t think about what can happen in a year.
Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you
and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.
// Eric Thomas
goals
MIND: Upgrade
Whether it’s our routines or our relationships, it’s our responsibility to actively and continuously make them the way we want them to be.
The Miracle Morning // Hal Elrod
SOL: Stagnant
All the ways in which
we barter with ourselves not
to follow our dreams.
3AM Thoughts // AKA “Haiku 189.”
MIND: Contemplation
The question you should be asking isn’t,
“What do I want?” or “What are my goals?”
but, “What would excite me?”
The 4-Hour Workweek // Timothy Ferriss
MIND: Expectations
The glass ceiling of happiness is held in place by two stout pillars, one psychological, the other biological. On the psychological level, happiness depends on expectations rather than objective conditions. We don’t become satisfied by leading a peaceful and prosperous existence. Rather, we become satisfied when reality matches our expectations.
The bad news is that as conditions improve, expectations balloon. Dramatic improvements in conditions, as humankind has experienced in recent decades, translate into greater expectations rather than greater contentment. If we don’t do something about this, our future achievements too might leave us as dissatisfied as ever.
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow // Yuval Noah Harari
MIND: Repetitions
the courage it took to get out of bed each
morning
to face the same things
over and over
was
enormous.
// Charles Bukowski
MIND: Unsettled
Never let the future disturb you.
You will meet it, if you have to,
with the same weapons of reason
which today arm you against the present.
Meditations // Marcus Aurelius
SOL: Hopeful
I watched you crumble
under the weight of all your
own expectations.
3AM Thoughts // AKA “Haiku 124.”
MIND: Resilience
Understand, people will constantly attack you in life.
One of their main weapons will be to instill in you doubts about yourself –
your worth, your abilities, your potential.
They will often disguise this as their objective opinion,
but invariably it has a political purpose – they want to keep you down.
The 50th Law // Robert Greene
SOL: Sabotage
What if I get it?
What if even then it is
Not enough for me?
3AM Thoughts // AKA “Haiku 106.”
