My Trick To Remain Sane In A Sea Of Catastrophic News

My good friend and storytelling ninja Eddy Quan posted a question on X: “Fell into a bad habit of reading the news again thanks to my Twitter timeline. Started to notice my anxiety, stress, fear and general NGMI (not gonna make it) energy penetrate my mind like a deadly virus - I don’t know how regular people do this for years on end. It’s no wonder why they go insane” Well, it’s more a concern than a question, but it’s something that I’ve had to deal with for years. I mean, it’s not like you can study human nature and disconnect ... [keep reading...]

My Trick To Remain Sane In A Sea Of Catastrophic News2025-01-01T13:43:51+01:00

How I overcame my video game addiction (after 40+ years of gaming)

Hello! maybe you want to get rid of a behavior that won't go away. Like smoking. Or emotional eating. Or some vice you're just too ashamed to tell anybody. In this email I will share with you the three-step process, including harmless self-hypnosis, that I used to get rid of video games for good - And the same three-step process can be applied to ANY behavior that you want to get rid of, in total privacy. So let's begin! but first, a bit about my video game addiction story. One of the most vivid experiences that are still imprinted in my ... [keep reading...]

How I overcame my video game addiction (after 40+ years of gaming)2025-01-01T13:43:58+01:00

This clue tells you when it’s time to quit:

To define success can be tricky, especially in cases like this famous artist who quit painting in his later years. But more important is why he made that decision: High Renaissance artist Sebastiano del Piombo decided to quit painting in his later years. Criticized by his decision, as everyone thought that he still had genius to share on canvas, he gave his reasons. "There are now men of genius who do in two months what I used to do in two years. If these masters can do so much, it makes sense that at least one does nothing. So here I ... [keep reading...]

This clue tells you when it’s time to quit:2025-01-01T13:44:08+01:00

These 2 words saved me YEARS of frustration:

Everyone says that you should be 'authentic', but what do they really mean by this? luckily, I've got the perfect anecdote so you get it crystal clear: ​In 1953, Jack Lemmon arrived in Hollywood to make his first film, "It Should Happen To You", along Judy Holliday. ​During one of the rehearsals, director George Cukor cut Lemmon in the middle of a scene and told him: "Jack, do less" Lemmon understood that he was overacting, apologized, and proceeded to repeat the rehearsal. But he was promptly cut short by Cukor. ​"Do less", the director said again. The young actor obliged and ... [keep reading...]

These 2 words saved me YEARS of frustration:2025-01-01T13:44:10+01:00

If you feel powerless, nothing beats this “Top Gun” lesson:

33 years ago, Top Gun made us fans of dogfights, the ‘healthy’ rivalry between Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, and one of the most famous ballads of all time. But the most important thing we can learn from this movie is how the missile system works. It’s the classic electronic sight ‘looking for’ the enemy plane on the screen… and when it ‘locks on’ it, you fire and [ Hasta la vista, baby ]. In theory, once the missile “smells” the heat trace of the other ship, it is responsible for targeting the target itself. Can you imagine that it ... [keep reading...]

If you feel powerless, nothing beats this “Top Gun” lesson:2025-01-01T13:44:11+01:00

How to DESTROY any doubts about your capacity

  Arrogance is usually frowned upon, as everyone says that you should always be humble and modest. But a couple sentences from Albert Einstein in 1919 are a great example of the only attitude that will get you far: In 1919, a solar eclipse had special significance for the scientific community. It was an opportunity to prove Einstein's general theory of relativity; he predicted that the curvature of space would distort the light of stars . They would bend like "Wanted" movie bullets. An expedition was organized and they finally confirmed that Einstein was right. One of his pupils asked him, ... [keep reading...]

How to DESTROY any doubts about your capacity2025-01-01T13:44:15+01:00

“Am I ready?” is the WRONG question. Better, ask yourself this:

Education is empowering, but grades and titles foster a silly competition over whose resumé is bigger. That reminds me of Williamina Fleming, who became immortal in a very odd way: Williamina was a Scottish woman in her early 20s when she found herself in quite a predicament. She had moved to the United States with her husband, whom she had just married. He left her as soon as they got there. Oh, and she was pregnant. Returning to Scotland was not an option, so she started to work as a maid for Edward Pickering, an astrophysicist and director of the Harvard ... [keep reading...]

“Am I ready?” is the WRONG question. Better, ask yourself this:2025-01-01T13:44:15+01:00

A funny proof that most obstacles are NONEXISTENT:

  "The real enemy is within your mind" is a really worn out cliché... that will still be true no matter what. There's an anecdote of famed orchestra director Artur Rodzinski that helps illustrate this perennial fact: One evening, Rodzinski was driving when he saw a billboard announcing an open-air concert that was being broadcasted by radio at that very moment. The program included one of his own specialties: Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, directed by Fabien Sevitzky. He didn't respect Sevitzky much, but he tuned in to the broadcast anyway. The concert had already begun. Just a few seconds in, and he ... [keep reading...]

A funny proof that most obstacles are NONEXISTENT:2025-01-01T13:44:16+01:00
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