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Next, here are a few short thoughts this week.
Money
“Trust the process” only works if the process is well-chosen. Too often, the phrase is used when things are going poorly, as a soothing nicety to excuse away poor performance. Hope is an opiate, not a plan. Ask yourself, have you seen even the littlest evidence that the process is working? If not, perhaps the process should not be trusted.
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"In every life there is a moment. A crisis. One that says: what I believe is wrong. It happens to everyone, the only difference is how that knowledge changes them. In most cases, it is simply a case of burying that knowledge and pretending it isn’t there. That is how humans grow old. That is ultimately what creases their faces and curves their backs and shrinks their mouths and ambitions. The weight of that denial. The stress of it. This is not unique to humans. The single biggest act of bravery or madness anyone can do is the act of change." - Matt Haig
Health
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Underrated fitness advice: It’s never too late. Wherever you are, however fit you are, you can change. You can start slow. Go for a walk. Drink more water. The best time to start was yesterday. The second best time to start is now. Too late is a prison that only exists in your mind. An internal belief, NOT the external reality. You, and only you, has the potential to change your life. Today is the least fit you could ever be. You’re not too late. You’re just on time for a new beginning.
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Technique over ego. Lighter weights lifted well gets better results than heavy weights lifted poorly. However, 'Light' doesn't mean easy. Intensity is important.
Relationships
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Maybe we should try not to understand so much, and accept some more.
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A few things or people I like and recommend
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Nick Maggiulli’s new book The Wealth Ladder is an important read for anybody looking to get more life out of the money that they have, and figure out how to get more money without ruining their life. I read it, then went and bought 50 copies to give away. Buy your copy here.
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"My friend Daniel DiPiazza writes a weekly Substack with unpopular opinions on health, wealth, and mindset. New subscribers get a private folder of his juiciest (unreleased) essays." Check it out here.
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