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Achieving a goal only changes your life for the moment. That’s the counterintuitive thing about improvement. We think we need to change our results, but the results are not the problem. What we really need to change are the systems that cause those results. When you solve problems at the results level, you only solve them temporarily. In order to improve for good, you need to solve problems at the systems level. Fix the inputs and the outputs will fix themselves.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Another word that a warrior doesn’t use is worry. Worry is a passive form of fear, which comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word meaning “to choke or struggle.” You don’t want to choke or struggle. So don’t worry. Be actively concerned. Better yet, be curious.
The Rock Warrior's Way
Arno Ilgner
But Batchelor says meditative practice can lead to the “re-enchantment” of the world, and I know what he means. After that first retreat, I felt like I was living in a zone of enchantment, a place of wonder and preternatural beauty.
Why Buddhism Is True
Robert Wright
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