3-2-1 for the week

[mizzou7016]

3-2-1: How to stick to a new habit, how to handle criticism, and 4 types of wealth

read on JAMESCLEAR.COM | JUNE 6, 2024

Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!

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

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3 Ideas From Me

I.

"If you're having trouble sticking to a new habit, try a smaller version until it becomes automatic. Do less than you're capable of, but do it more consistently than you have before."

​II.

"It's remarkable how often the real problem is not what happened, but how it was communicated."

III.

"There are at least 4 types of wealth:

Financial wealth (money)

Social wealth (status)

Time wealth (freedom)

Physical wealth (health)

Be wary of jobs that lure you in with 1 and 2, but rob you of 3 and 4."

2 Quotes From Others

I.

Novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman on the source of improvement:

"You have to finish things — that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things."

Source: Neil Gaiman's Advice to Aspiring Writers ​

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​II.

Web designer David Leggett on how to handle criticism:

"Be friendly to those who enjoy your work and friendlier to those who attack it."

Source: Professional Web Design

1 Question For You

How should you measure your days? It's easy to measure your days in dollars earned or tasks completed, but there are other units of measurement to consider:

What would you do today if you wanted to maximize laughter?

What would you do today if you wanted to maximize time outside?

What would you do today if you wanted to maximize peace of mind?

What unit of measurement serves you best right now?

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[Vonus5591]

Love it, lots of things to think about and do. Smaller tasks broken down to do the big task. Yes I was do driving theory but to do more manageable, abit at time. Forever thinking quickness of doing task but to relax and do not to just finish and have laughs, enjoy breaks time in fresh air and being outside instead of worrying about next calls.

[mizzou7016 in reply to Vonus5591]

for me it's making sure the tasks get completed....I have too many "squirrel moments"....and by the end of the day I've got 5-6 incomplete projects...there are lots of things in this that make me think...

[Nothing_but_books in reply to mizzou7016]

Squirrel moments. Ah. Le mot juste. C'est moi. 🌰🐿️

[Nothing_but_books]

I happened on Neil Gaiman and Harlan Ellison discussing screenwriting last night, thought you might enjoy it.

If you're offended by fowl language, you might want to avoid.

Click "Watch on YouTube" to play.

youtube.com/watch?v=iRYjZgq...(Not working as expected?)

[mizzou7016 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

fowl language....love hearing the quack of a duck or the honk of a goose.....and foul language doesn't bother me...have heard a lot of it over the years

[Nothing_but_books in reply to mizzou7016]

The bird is the word.

💜💜🦜

[mizzou7016 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

sorry....right now I have a pretty good sinus migraine....just finally found the time to take some tylenol

[Nothing_but_books in reply to mizzou7016]

Oh no! Those are awful. I hope you feel better soon.

Excederin helps me, it has caffeine in it. (I take the kind without aspirin.) Maybe a caffeinated beverage might help?