An Excellent Wknd [25.26]
3 thoughts on making it through the night, biasing toward action, & the spotlight effect
Hi, hello, 👋
Happy Saturday, my friends. Welcome to the new folks who have found our little corner of the internet this week.
Let’s get into it.
🗓️ THIS WEEK
What we put out into the world over the last 7 days.
Katrin: 'I Never Had Bad Training Days' - The Mindset That Built a CrossFit Champ
Exploring the mindset and approach that led to Katrin Davidsdottir's remarkable CrossFit Games success.
The Daily Chase
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🤔 3 THOUGHTS
Three ideas I came across this week worth sharing:
Do you know why birds sing just before dawn?
Some scientists believe it’s to tell their mates that they made it through the night—thus saying: “I’m still here!”
What if that’s why we “sing” too? In other words: why we write, paint, create art, and build things we’re proud of—as a way of saying “I made it! Through suffering, challenges, or simply day-to-day stress...I’m still here!”
Almost any form of suffering that hardship, or illness that leads to creation is health of the highest order disguised as bad luck.
from How to Combat Burnout by Vizi Andrei
What can you do right now?
Not when summer’s over or when that work project is done or life gets less busy.
What’s something you can do today to eat better, exercise, & get to bed earlier?
Do that.
from EC Synkowski on Instagram
Most of the people we try to impress are busy trying to impress someone else.
The spotlight effect is the habit of overestimating how much others focus on us. We don't see how preoccupied they are with themselves.
True confidence stems from self-respect, not social approval.
On Tuesday, Ben & I are wrapping up our series on the key distractions that keep us from health, happiness, & living with our hearts on fire.
I would love to know what you all think of the full series when you have a chance to listen (just hit reply on any of our emails or send me a DM here on Substack).
Until then, keep chasing.
🤙 Patrick
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