Darin

“Perhaps it’s time for a sabbatical, or for what Tim Ferriss calls a ‘mini-retirement,’ an intentional break in which you undertake, now, one of the adventures you were mentally deferring until much later in life. After all, there’s never any guarantee that you’ll still be around to do it years in the future. At the very least, it might be time to spend an hour today enjoying yourself – cashing in some of the investments you previously made in your future self, you might say, and splashing out on the present one.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

“We all know there are plenty of people who might benefit from learning to defer gratification much more than they currently do. It’s just that if you’re the kind of person who vigorously agrees with that statement, it’s highly likely that you’d benefit from learning to defer it less.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

“Perfectionism is your brain trying to protect you from harm. From coming up with an idea that is embarrassing and stupid and could cause you to suffer pain. We like the brain. But you have to shut the brain off to come up with ideas.’ A quantity goal puts you back in the driver’s seat: instead of hoping you produce something good, you get to know you’ll produce something.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

“Having faith creates so many possibilities. It quiets the logical mind, a mind that forever seeks answers that don’t always need to be found.”
― Bronnie Ware, Your Year for Change: 52 Reflections for Regret-Free Living