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Massachusetts, USA
Joined March 2012
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"The question is not: will today be a good day?
Every day is a good day.
The question is: how much good will you get out of today?"
-@JamesClear
“Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.” — Søren Kierkegaard
via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from @tferriss
matthew gaudet retweeted
Sometimes it can be the constant desire to “fix things” that is breaking them in the first place.
"10-year dreams. 5-minute actions.
Where do I want to be in 10 years?
What can I do in the next 5 minutes to contribute to that outcome?"
– @JamesClear
matthew gaudet retweeted
Who you choose to spend time with likely has a greater long-term impact on your health, wealth and happiness than almost any other decision you make. Yet, most people will put more conscious thought into the color of their smartphone case.
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
— Jack Kornfield
via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/friday) from @tferriss
"You just need to have the courage to eliminate everything that doesn't directly feed what you really want."
– @JamesClear
matthew gaudet retweeted
41 years ago today FEAR played SNL thanks to John Belushi. Punks were invited and told to fuck shit up - we did. $ 250,000.00 worth of damage and made history. Back then punk was unpredictable and fucking dangerous - not a mouthpiece for the establishment - take notes Posers! – at Florida, USA
"Do not confuse things that are hard with things that are valuable.
Many things in life are hard. Just because you are giving a great effort does not mean you are working toward a great result.
Make sure that mountain is worth climbing."
–@JamesClear
matthew gaudet retweeted
Understand this: The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.
"Money is not the only way to improve life. Instead of widening your margin of profit, widen your margin of leisure. Instead of optimizing for money, optimize for time. Instead of seeking efficiency, seek recovery."
–@JamesClear
matthew gaudet retweeted
Criticizing is fast and easy. Creating is slow and difficult.
The two hours you spent on a book or movie usually took two years to produce.
Anyone can tear down someone else's work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.
"If you'd like to do something bold with your life, you will have to choose to do something bold on a specific day.
There is no perfect day. There is no right time. For the trajectory to change, there has to be one day when you simply make the choice."
–@JamesClear
"An expert is someone who, over many years, manages to remain confident enough to keep trying and humble enough to keep learning."
–@JamesClear – at Boston, MA
"It's better to be alone than to spend time with toxic people.
It's better to do nothing than to work on something that doesn't matter.
It's better to rest than to climb the wrong mountain."
–@JamesClear
"The biggest risk to productivity is always the same: working on the wrong thing."
–@JamesClear
