I love you how you draw parallels, Timmy. They illuminate the topic so well.
That idea of incremental steps towards bigger goals is so simple but it's so powerful. Your journey is a testament to that and if I could bet on Running Rare to make a huge splash, I'd take short odds if they were available.
It prompts me to think about something I'd noticed recently, that when I compare my schedule to my schedule a few years ago, I'm far busier but also less stressed. There might be other things at play here, like swimming with current or going with the flow, but a major part is just always looking to do a little more.
There's always step backwards amongst the journey forward, but sometimes you need to take a step backwards to get a running jump.
I couldn't agree more Breeny with your comment 'when I compare my schedule to my schedule a few years ago, I'm far busier but also less stressed.'
Do you think that this also has to do with building skills, defaults and habits that give you momentum? I remember when I first started learning to cook and it took so much concentration and effort, now with practice it is far more intuitive and less taxing. Cooking is a simply analogue, but I wonder if this happens in other areas of our life too. We move positive action from our 'slow' consciousness that requires intentional thought and effort to our reactive subconscious, freeing us up for the next step. Slowly over time more and more of these positive behaviours begin reinforcing one another.
Absolutely. I like to reference a 'hero' of mine, The Rock lol. He wakes up super early to work-out every day... a habit I've tried to form multiple times... but he says that he spent 20 years trying to form that habit.
Over time we get better through practice, but I think we get more targeted with our behaviour by becoming wiser and more understanding of our purpose, which gives us that intrinsic motivation to add more to our plate.
I'm busier now with my son, R4R, psychology degree, and my new job; all things that fit with my identity and things that give me energy. Whereas before, I was busy with my accounting job, my accounting study, and my accounting role at Easts; all things that made me feel I was swimming upstream.
I actually liken this tale to big pharma—amongst other things. We take this (or do this) to fix that and so on until we’ve created such a big problem that we should have just accepted that “swallowing a fly” wasn’t really that bad to begin with!
I love you how you draw parallels, Timmy. They illuminate the topic so well.
That idea of incremental steps towards bigger goals is so simple but it's so powerful. Your journey is a testament to that and if I could bet on Running Rare to make a huge splash, I'd take short odds if they were available.
It prompts me to think about something I'd noticed recently, that when I compare my schedule to my schedule a few years ago, I'm far busier but also less stressed. There might be other things at play here, like swimming with current or going with the flow, but a major part is just always looking to do a little more.
There's always step backwards amongst the journey forward, but sometimes you need to take a step backwards to get a running jump.
Another awesome article from you, mate.
I couldn't agree more Breeny with your comment 'when I compare my schedule to my schedule a few years ago, I'm far busier but also less stressed.'
Do you think that this also has to do with building skills, defaults and habits that give you momentum? I remember when I first started learning to cook and it took so much concentration and effort, now with practice it is far more intuitive and less taxing. Cooking is a simply analogue, but I wonder if this happens in other areas of our life too. We move positive action from our 'slow' consciousness that requires intentional thought and effort to our reactive subconscious, freeing us up for the next step. Slowly over time more and more of these positive behaviours begin reinforcing one another.
Absolutely. I like to reference a 'hero' of mine, The Rock lol. He wakes up super early to work-out every day... a habit I've tried to form multiple times... but he says that he spent 20 years trying to form that habit.
Over time we get better through practice, but I think we get more targeted with our behaviour by becoming wiser and more understanding of our purpose, which gives us that intrinsic motivation to add more to our plate.
I'm busier now with my son, R4R, psychology degree, and my new job; all things that fit with my identity and things that give me energy. Whereas before, I was busy with my accounting job, my accounting study, and my accounting role at Easts; all things that made me feel I was swimming upstream.
I reckon your schedule is reflection that your doing a lot of things that are giving you energy
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Nice Timmy! Great read.
I actually liken this tale to big pharma—amongst other things. We take this (or do this) to fix that and so on until we’ve created such a big problem that we should have just accepted that “swallowing a fly” wasn’t really that bad to begin with!