Filed with 60.12 Self-Improvement · Related: Learning · 60.21 Psychology

Health

• No one has a harder time than the lazy.
• Get exercise done first thing in the morning and you’re free the rest of the day.
• Treat the body rigorously so that it may not be disobedient to the mind.
• The need is the source of suffering. Be addicted to nothing.
• Sleep.
• Your body can do much more than your mind thinks it can.
• Take walks.

Character

• You can’t control the world around you; you can only control yourself. Act, don’t react.
• When we desire more than we need, we make ourselves vulnerable.
• Show up.
• Just work. Everyday. Keep the momentum.
• Dress for success.
• Seek discomfort.
• Conquer the mornings, have a ritual, do the hard things first. Put first things first.
• Make others better. Be what you want others to be.
• Respect time.
• Focus. Whats the one thing to focus on?
• Is there a Win-Win way?
• Be interested in others and you’ll be interesting to them. Understand their desires and align your desires with their interests. Listen. Mirror. Make them feel important, because they are.
• Progress compounds
• Habits > Discipline; Discipline equals freedom.
• Assertiveness. Know what you’re core values are and stand by them. Honestly and respectfully stand up for what you believe in.
• Face your fears. Reframe them as opportunities. Feel the fear and do it anyways.
• Be a master at at least one thing.
• Know how to communicate. Become a master at communication. Be precise.
• Learn to say “No.” Know your boundaries. A person without boundaries is not a person.
• Give others praise.
• If you’re wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
• Always attempt to see from the other person’s perspective, even if you don’t agree.
• Critical thinking. Logic. Careful of biases.
• Be authentic.
• Action > Feelings. Acceptance of feelings, but that doesn’t mean it controls you. Get what needs to be done, regardless of how you feel. Negative emotions are useful for growth and change.
• Embrace challenges.
• Surround yourself with supportive and positive friends and community.
• Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to whole someone else is today.
• Dont try to be perfect, as it causes procrastination.

Soul

• Tolerant with Others. Strict with yourself.
• Be kind to yourself. Self-acceptance both strengths and weaknesses without self-condemnation.
• Instead of focusing on what you did wrong in the past; focus on what you can do better in the future.
• Know your north star. What are you doing all this for? Goals align with one’s values. Consistency between one’s beliefs, actions and values is a cornerstone of self-esteem.
• Contribute to your community and society. Volunteer.
• Journaling a great tool to synthesize your thoughts and feelings.
• Live in the present. Ride the waves instead of attempting to control the ocean.
• Use emotions as energy and direct them.
• Meditate.
• In the end, you’ll wish you spent more time with friends and family.
• Be grateful. Grateful journal.
• Life has suffering, learn to use it.
• Stop ruminating. stop overthinking.
• Be kind.
• Forgiveness.
• Embrace and enjoy cultural practices
• Value yourself as you would for a loved one.

Misc

• Task manager apps are great.
• The concept of ‘Ikigai’
• Visualization
• Remember all your successes and times you’ve overcome.
• Collaboration > Individual actions
• Get a mentor.
• Do 60 mins of work, then do 10 minutes of relaxation. (Time varies)
• Learn to write to learn to think

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. -Marcus Aurelius