Hard Mode
“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” — Jerzy Gregorek
Greatness isn’t a destination or an achievement, it’s a consistent series of personal hard choices. It’s a daily choice to obsess over improvement and growth in a given area and constantly sacrificing comfort today in exchange for what you want most in the future.
You say you want to be good, but do you? Do you want to be good more than you want to be comfortable? Comfort is your enemy… Hard choices should be your best friend.
Are you avoiding the hard choices
The run
Leaving the comfort of your warm covers
The mindful habit
The chocolate cake
The hard conversations
The sales calls
The budget cuts
Putting your phone down during dinner
Have the conversation with your spouse
What hard choices do you need to start making?
Notes that Resonated
Distance yourself from the people you don’t want to become - Shane Parrish
You become what you give attention to (be selective)
Your routine creates your momentum (positive or negative)
Routines turn desired behavior into default behavior - FS brainfood
Inspiration is for armatures; professionals just get down to work and routines help make that happen
Eliminate the things that don’t matter, and you will have more energy for the things that do
Remember, high emotion often creates low intelligence
The destination matters a lot more than the speed.
Things to read
The Creative Habit
Creativity isn’t something that happens after you are motivated or struck by a muse. Creativity is a hard choice that is made daily. This book helps you define the routines and hard choices you need to make; to become more creative.
Videos to watch
Time and Motivation
Top Quotes
“Do less. Keep returning to one thing and continue to refine it.” - James Clear
“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than trees.” – Henry David Thoreau
Never let your quest for more distract you from the beauty of enough - Sahil Bloom
Things to Discover
Happy Palm Sunday. I was reading on this, and it hit me, how quickly this timeline unfolded. The crowd was waving palms and cheering for him on Sunday, and they stood by and watch him be crucified on Friday.
Food & Drink
Pizza Star: Dude homemade stuffed crust! (Yes, after you made the hard choice to run)
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