“That is not how you do it. Think about all your problems at the same time, you might as well cut your veins and climb in the bath. You’ll just be completely overwhelmed. We take one problem at a time.”
― Mason's Law
― Mason's Law
“When reality matches our wants and desires, we’re happy and satisfied. When reality doesn’t match our wants and desires, we suffer.”
― Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
― Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
“Performance mindsets don’t work like they said—they either don’t work, or they don’t last. And they’re the predominant approach right now. We can’t perform forever. It’s simply not sustainable. In the end, only time wins. Eventually, each one of us will either fail out, injure out, age out, or burn out.”
― Unstoppable Brain: The New Neuroscience that Frees Us from Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change
― Unstoppable Brain: The New Neuroscience that Frees Us from Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change
“NEXT TIME.” The two best words in the English language. Freedom and possibility. Progress, not perfection. Just do something a little bit better than the last go-round and your place in the world would get a little bit clearer.”
― Dark Horse
― Dark Horse
“being overly performative works against our brain’s natural motivation, protective instincts and instead weakens our ability to change. It doesn’t have to be this way. By adopting more of an iterative approach and mindset, one that focuses on progress over performance, we can unlock powerful, lasting change—for ourselves and the world.”
― Unstoppable Brain: The New Neuroscience that Frees Us from Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change
― Unstoppable Brain: The New Neuroscience that Frees Us from Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change
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