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Our lives are controlled by three elements: emotions, thoughts, and actions. It’s easy to see how these elements matter. What we feel, what we think, and what we do are integral to who we are. What’s less obvious is how these elements interact. Your emotions, thoughts, and actions are connected to one another in a bi-directional feedback loop. Each element influences the others. Feeling a certain way causes you to… Read More »The Feedback Loop That Controls Your Life … And How To Master It

Becoming better is not about becoming better than other people. It’s about becoming better than yourself. The purpose of self-improvement is to create future selves that are more capable and more fulfilled than your present self. The goal is not to out-compete your peers. The goal is freedom. Unlike a sapling competing for sunlight in a dense forest, your growth does not need to be – and should not be –… Read More »Better than whom?

Earlier in the week, I posted about my personal experiment with using a calendar chain to establish a meditation habit. I didn’t like the idea of the calendar chain tool, and I didn’t think it would work. But it didn’t cost me much to try it out, so I went for it. And it paid off. Big time. This was an example of the sort of “little experiments” I like… Read More »Little Experiments