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MERRY CHRISTMAS you filthy animals!
TLC
Tune
Nicotine - Goddard & Archie - I've started running again this week which means this song is back in my life!
Lesson
"It is nearly impossible to have your best idea the first time you think about something.
The most likely way to uncover important insights is to frequently revisit a problem. The longer you're in the game, the more ideas bubble up to the surface.
Time unlocks insights."
Content
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‘Brief Is The Season of a Man’s Delight’ - Pindar (Ancient Greek Poet)
Nothing last forever
However, this awareness early in life, and the application of longevity strategies can prolong the endeavours you love.
Let’s take running for example.
Your body is not going to be able to run forever.
To live out the saying - ‘Runs finish, running last forever’, small steps early in your years can extend your passion.
Ultimately though, father time will swallow you whole.
No matter your kicking and screaming, you are not special.
Life is finite.
Why do you do what you do?
Why are you executing it in your current manner?
Is your execution burning or feeding your longevity?
Are you willing to sacrifice the now, for the later?
Human suffering
Suffering is life.
So is hope.
Without hope, there is no suffering.
Without suffering, there is no hope.
The most profound lessons and parts of your character - have been crafted by suffering.
Be it out of your control.
Or self-inflicted.
Be thankful for every moment of suffering.
So much so, you go back for more.
Recently, I find my soul readily connecting with the suffering of those around me.
It’s an interesting state of being.
Because my soul is desperate to eradicate their suffering.
Yet, objectively, I know that that would take away the individuals chance at profound lessons.
Limiting them.
By ‘helping’ them.
Instead, I send them hope.
Communication, thoughts, prayer, gestures, gifts.
By any means necessary.
Because without hope.
What is life?
How You Define What Is ‘Effective’ Says A Lot About You As a Person
How you define what is effective in any given situation could almost define your personality.
If 'the way you do something, is the way you do everything’ is true, then this should define you as a person.
Looking at any given situation, an effective course of action according to you could be anything from:
Thorough and detail orientated
Fast, but lacking detail or care
Slow and careful
Passable, but lacking joy
Etc etc etc, the options are literally endless
Looking at any given situation, an effective course of action according to person ‘X' could be completely fucking different to yours.
Just because it is not effective in your eyes, doesn’t mean it's not effective.
Perspective is everything.
If you don’t subscribe to the thought that ‘the way you do something, is the way you do everything’, you can switch it up a little.
Instead of ‘how you define what is effective says a lot about you as a person, your tagline is - ‘How you define what is ‘effective’ says a lot about your care for a situation'
If your version of effective is attacking the situation with care, pride and gusto - Fuck yea, keep putting yourself back in this situation.
If your version of effective is trying to avoid the situation and to be passionless - Seek better fucking situations to put yourself in.
Same thought, two thought processes.
Until next week,
Take care - but be risky
Tom xoxo