12 Nov Want to change your life for the better? Take note of these 2 words…
Happiness is about accepting what is.
But happiness is also about changing and improving what’s amenable to change and improvement.
So many don’t enjoy as much happiness (or health or wellbeing) as they could because they procrastinate; they wait for others; they wait for the perfect time etc
But putting these 2 words into action has the potential to improve your life immeasurably; and in doing so, bring about great health, happiness and wellbeing…
via the Ladders by Thomas Oppong
Millions of people are convinced that something must change in their lives to be better, to live life to the fullest or pursue something meaningful.
That project, that blog, that podcast, that ebook, that art, that side project is what I’m talking about.
Many people consistently hold back, and waste precious time.
In the past twelve months, I’ve written hundreds of posts on Medium (with an average of 250K views a month). I’ve written a book (Working in The Gig Economy), commissioned by a reputable publisher in the UK.
I’ve launched my first online course. I’m working on my second online course. I’ve built a sustainable newsletter (with over 50K subscribers, and still growing). I’m working on another newsletter for startups.
Where on earth did I find the time?
Here’s the truth. If you lack time to do work that matters to you, you’re probably wasting a lot of your free time.
If you deeply care about your life’s work, you will make time, even if it’s just 30 minutes a day building or creating something that doesn’t feel like work.
Instead of the excitement of experimentation, many people feel self-doubt and fear. They just go through life. Just like that.
Passing through. Letting time tick away. Fast.
Letting things happen.
Letting every day be just like the day before and the day after.
Nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing you read about in history books.
Nothing unique. Just average.
Despite the many inspirational content encouraging us to chase after what we believe, we often fall victim to procrastination and a fear of even just starting.
We inadvertently hurt ourselves by focusing on short-term pleasure at the cost of the long-term.
An important obstacle to pursuing our best self is what behavioural economists call time inconsistency — the human brain’s tendency to value immediate rewards more highly than future rewards.
“Our motivation to start any task depends on us seeing value in it, yet we place more value on what is happening currently over what the future holds and justify this decision by emotionally disconnecting ourselves from our future self”, writes Jory Mackay.
The good news is, you can overcome your brain’s sabotage…
…keep reading the full & original article HERE