In a world that’s constantly trying to get you to do addition:
Commit to doing more subtraction instead:
Addition, now more than ever, is the modern day toxin—and subtraction is the antidote.
It is not your job to:
Your job is to do you and handle yours…
So that you can do some of the above things with pleasure—not resentment.
The more tired you are…
The LOUDER the excuses get.
Prioritize rest.
Even if more rest means less time.
Because more rest also means less wasted time.
And time wasted is the ultimate loss.
Be so busy showing gratitude, that you forget to complain.
Be so busy producing, that you forget to consume.
Be so busy growing, that you forget to compare.
Be so busy trying, that you forget to criticize.
Be so busy with love, that you forget to hate.
When you get yourself busy with the right things—the rest fades away.
We don’t succeed because we have no weaknesses.
We succeed because we fully utilize our few strengths.
Trying to eliminate all weakness is a waste of time when you could be using all of that time to massively improve upon your strengths.
There’s plenty to complain about.
There’s also plenty to *not* complain about.
Which list is bigger?
…Whichever list we make bigger.
Have you ever considered measuring things like:
Because here’s the reality: what you measure is what’ll get your focus.
And what gets your focus gets your time, energy, and attention.
…In other words: your life.
So, the more focused you are on measuring any one particular thing, the more of your life that one particular thing will consume.
And if that’s true then I’m sure you can already see where I’m going with this.
Measure your life in how you would most love to live it—and let your time, energy, and attention flow into those things as much as you can afford.
Because a life measured in measuring tapes, scales, and social media clicks certainly isn’t equal to a life measured in deep connections, belly laughs, and moments of presence.