Direction Not Speed
I saw this drawing and it’s a great reminder for me. Along with my obsessive need to keep things in control… I am also a speed freak. Nothing ever seems to go fast enough. It’s always about getting more done and going faster. But the reminder that focusing on the direction not the speed is a helpful reminder for me. Am I focused on where we are going more than how fast we get there? Because at the end of the day, the faster you go down the wrong road, the further you will go in the wrong direction. Progress has much less to do with speed and everything to do with the direction.
So, take a moment this week to look at your compass and not your speedometer. Are you going in the right direction? Do you need to adjust your course? Does your direction still excite you?
Minor deviations in your path can take you far off course.
“Success isn’t that difficult; it merely involves taking twenty steps in a singular direction. Most people take one step in twenty directions.” - Benjamin Hardy
Notes that Resonated
YOUR REACH SHOULD ALWAYS EXCEED YOUR GRASP
“If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.” -Azim Premji
Social media isn’t free. It costs your attention and is sold to advertisers. Be mindful of how much you spend with them
“Attention is the beginning of devotion” - Mary Oliver (distraction and care or love are incompatible. Be mindful of the distraction you allow when around the ones you love lest if reflect your lack of devotion to them)
You only ever feel certain about the future once it’s already in the past
Be the tree that bends instead of breaking in the wind
Things I read:
Very good book on spending your time and the philosophy around a fulfilled life. The podcast below is good for a shorter version of the same topic.
Podcasts I listened to:
Really good podcast on time management and the philosophy around hustle culture, human relationships, and getting the best out of the time you have been given.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peter-attia-drive/id1400828889?i=1000623656420
Top Quotes:
“It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop” -Andy Worhol
“Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.” - Peter Drucker (The Effective Executive
"Some things work, and some things don't. There is almost always another way to get where you want to go. Don't keep trying to open a locked door." -James Clear
Productivity & Spending:
Spending rules : https://youtu.be/vWpboj-XUzA?si=-hy3llnnf9HiMp3B
Good concept of creating personal rules and discipline around spending
Food & Drink
Yummy, fresh and different balanced bowls with homemade dressing options