Remember this about comfort:
It’s a lot more enjoyable when it’s closely preceded by discomfort.
E.g. Think about the couch after hard exercise or bed after the demanding day.
Comfort minus discomfort leads to a sort of long-term discomfort that’s far more brutal than anything we push ourselves through in the short-term.
I don’t care what anybody says…
…is the ultimate expression of freedom.
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Maybe it’s not:
Maybe you’re just hanging around the wrong people.
Seriousness hardens; playfulness softens.
If you’re having a hard time opening your heart, your eyes, or your life—maybe it’s because they’ve each hardened from prolonged seriousness.
And maybe what’s needed is the opposite… some strategic playfulness.
P.s. I’ll be hosting a LIVE talk on going from Burnout to Balanced on Thursday 11/16 at 11am EST. I’d love to have you join if you’re free/ interested. Details here.
P.p.s. This post became the foundation of the afterword for: Letting Your Bow Relax—A Short Story About Not Being So Serious All Of The Time
If the goal is more free time (freedom)…
Stop equating all of your free time to available time.
They are NOT the same thing.
Available time gets filled with tasks.
Free time gets filled with life.
“Slowly, but surely” is a wildly underrated strategy.
Did you read that third word? Like, really read it?
“…Surely”
It’s the “surely” that makes this strategy a game-changer.
“Surely” is the kind of bet I like to make in my life.