We’ve probably all been told to appreciate the positives in life before. After all, learning to appreciate what you have is an important step to happiness.
A thought that’s been interesting me lately is the exact opposite: how can I remove as many small negatives as I can from my days?
Appreciating the good things in life is going to be easier without a constant barrage of stressors. In fact, removing those stressors may give one extra time to add in things like a nice cup of tea or a bike ride.
So today we’re talking about how important it might be to remove those small negatives, and how one might go about putting that thought into action.
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Other things we mentioned in this episode:
- skippy62able on YouTube
- Veritasium – Is Success Luck or Hard Work?
- vlogbrothers – One Scientifically Proven Thing Actually Makes People Happier
- Thomas’ Habit-Building course on Skillshare
- Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare
- Range, by David Epstein
- Hardcore History
- LessWrong
- The Smart Passive Income Blog
- 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades
- How Buffer Forces Me To Wake Up At 5:55 AM Every Day
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Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 – Intro
- 0:30:39 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
- 0:32:34 – Sponsor: Hover (Buying a domain name)
- 0:34:57 – Considering long-term negatives when making a decision
- 0:57:14 – Avoiding negative activities
- 1:05:55 – Including hobbies in your resume
- 1:13:00 – Starting a blog vs writing a book
- 1:21:11 – Waking up early consistently
- 1:31:38 – Conclusion
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