Tiny Experiments

For something completely new that you have never tried before, a ten-day pact is a good starting point. This provides enough time to start noticing patterns while not being overly intimidating.

“Should is a shame-based statement that creates stress and anxiety in your body and mind.”

a pros-and-cons list often teases out all the reasons you think something should be wrong or right, without ever digging into whether something is wrong or right for you and why. Simply listing the pros and cons doesn’t capture the full range of motivations that drive your choices. Rather than illuminating what you really want, social psychologist Timothy D. Wilson warns, such lists can provide plausible-sounding but hollow reasons to pursue choices that do not reflect your authentic needs and desires.

As Adam Grant puts it, “The clearest sign of intellectual chemistry isn’t agreeing with someone. It’s enjoying your disagreements with them.”

transformed setbacks into springboards.

Turn doubts into experiments. Confidence is built through action

Success is the lifelong experiment of discovering what makes you feel most alive.