3-2-1: Simple ways to be at peace, the source of reputation, and finding unfair advantages

Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!

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

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"Reputation is the echo of your actions."

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"Greed is wanting the benefits of community without contributing to it."

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"Simple ways to have a peaceful moment:

• Close your eyes and just breathe for two minutes.
• Leave your phone in another room for an hour.
• Watch a cloud form and then dissolve.
• Stand in the sunshine and notice how it warms your skin.
• Light a candle and watch the flame dance."

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Fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien on being overlooked:

"Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised."

Source: As said by Aragon in The Return of the King​

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Novelist Chuck Palahniuk on memory:

"It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace."

Source: Diary ​

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Make a list of the people in your field who enjoy unfair advantages. How can you collaborate with them?

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Until next week,

James Clear
​Author of Atomic Habits, the #1 best-selling book
Creator of Atoms, the official Atomic Habits app
Writer of the 3-2-1 newsletter with 3 million subscribers

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p.s. Third-degree burn.