3-2-1: On seizing the day, perseverance, and focusing on one task at a time

Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!

Here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this week.

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"The myth is that there isn't enough time. There is plenty of time. There isn't enough focus with the time you have. You win by directing your attention toward better things."

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"The difference between how I feel before my first set in the gym and how I feel after my first set is enormous.

You don't even need a full workout (or work session, etc.) to feel good again. You are 5 minutes away from putting your day on a completely different trajectory."

III.

"The person who focuses on one task and sees it through to completion—even if they work in a somewhat slow or outdated manner—beats the endless optimizer who jumps from tool to tool and always hopes a new piece of technology will help them finish what they start."

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Author Jeanette Winterson on seizing the day:

"It's hard to remember that this day will never come again. That the time is now and the place is here and that there are no second chances at a single moment."

Source: The Passion​

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Helen Keller, who became the first deaf and blind person in the United States to earn a college degree, on perseverance:

"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships."

Source: The Simplest Way to Be Happy​

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What is something that made you feel proud today? If nothing comes to mind, how can you spend the next 5 minutes in a way that will make you feel proud?

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Until next week,

James Clear
​Author of Atomic Habits and keynote speaker​​

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p.s. How I'm gonna go...

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