3-2-1: On the importance of beauty, fixing silent complaints, and a simple rule to make life easier

Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!

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

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"It's never the right time, but right now is usually the best time."

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"A simple rule that makes life easier:

Always strive to give value before you ask for value."

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"Three ways to learn something new:

1. Reflect on what you have already tried.
2. Attempt something you have not tried.
3. Read about what someone else has tried."

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French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette offers some life advice:

"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm."

Source: Unconfirmed, but I believe this was originally from her novel "Cheri"
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Graphic designer Saul Bass on the importance of beauty:

"I want everything we do to be beautiful. I don't give a damn whether the client understands that that's worth anything, or that the client thinks it's worth anything, or whether it is worth anything. It's worth it to me. It's the way I want to live my life. I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares."

Source: On Making Money vs Quality Work

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What are you often silently complaining about in your head and who is the person you need to actually discuss your frustrations with?

People can't react to your thoughts, only your actions. Time spent complaining to yourself is often better spent selling someone else on a new way of doing things.

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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. I think I would be friends with this man.