Month: September 2017

Environment not willpower

Willpower is one way to change your behavior, to adopt new habits. Changing your environment is far easier. For example, want to eat better? Stock your fridge with reasonable sized portions of the food you like. Don’t count calories and chastize yourself.  Want to get over your fear of heights? Move into a high rise. Want to waste less time…

Feelings summarize what matters

Sometimes if you aren’t sure what’s important, ask yourself what makes you  Fearful Frustrated  Confused  Worried  Sad Tense Anxious  Happy Relieved  Fulfilled Excited  Etc  There’s wisdom in what you’re feeling.  Feelings are materialized intuition.  For example, if you’re excited about upgrading to a faster internet plan. The excitement is likely a summarization of what it will be like to not…

What is acceptable disappointment?

There’s a Chipotle nearby and often I find myself there around closing at 10pm. Quite often they’re out of one or more ingredients. Tonight it was guacamole. I’m used to this by now, which is actually quite sad. I don’t understand why a company can’t lean on the side of caution and waste a tote or two of ingredients. Because…