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Or you may run the following thought experiment. Choose a friend, a sibling, or a romantic partner, and think how you'd answer these three questions:
1.How well do you know this person's goals and aspirations?
2. How well does this person know your goals and aspirations?
3. How satisfied are you with your relationship with this person?
Get It Done
Ayelet Fishbach
Ulmer had realized that ecstasis can be accessed through a host of different pursuits. And that realization, as she says, “saved my life.” Since making this discovery, she has designed and built some of Burning Man’s most famous art cars (including the one Tony Hsieh moved to his Downtown Project in Las Vegas). She also trained as a meditation and performance coach, and now leads Zen ski camps. She hasn’t had to risk her life for a thrill in years. “I still measure the quality of my life by the number of times I get into the zone,” explains Ulmer. “If I spend two weeks at Burning Man and only get that experience a handful of times, then I feel cheated. It wasn’t worth it. But now I can try different things. That’s the real change. Now I know I have options, that there are actual comparisons to make.”
Stealing Fire
Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal
To me, the words practice and learning are similar but not the same. The word practice implies the presence of awareness and will. The word learning does not. When we practice something, we are involved in the deliberate repetition of a process with the intention of reaching a specific goal. The words deliberate and intention are key here because they define the difference between actively practicing something and passively learning it. If you grow up in a household where there is constant bickering and inappropriate behavior, you can learn that behavior without your knowledge. If that happens, then in order for you to change similar bickering behavior within yourself, you must first become aware of the personality tendencies you possess, and practice a different behavior repeatedly and deliberately with the intention of changing.
The Practicing Mind
Thomas M. Sterner
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