3MM: Decisions, Far Left & Unfair Advantages


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I came across a great question to help you understand why a decision might be hard.

“When I am faced with this decision, how old do I feel?”

Maybe you’re trying to decide on something right now, if not then imagine a decision from the past.

When you bring up the uncertainty of that decision, how old do you feel?

A lot of the time we feel an age where we didn’t have any power to change the situation.

5 or 9 or 12 years old.

This makes us feel trapped with the agency of a child but in the body of an adult.

What would the adult version of you do, if the child inside you could step aside and let them take charge? What decision would you make to protect that child inside you? What would the child ask you to do on their behalf?

I really love this sequence of questions.

I hope they help if you’re feeling a bit stuck x

MODERN WISDOM

I do a podcast where I pretend to have a British accent.

This week’s upcoming episodes:

Monday.
Ezra Klein - is there a democratic civil war unfolding right now? Is it Ezra’s fault? Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Thursday.
Sonja Lyubomirsky - what are the biggest lessons about how to feel loved from the #1 happiness researcher on the planet?

Saturday.
Ben Askren - what does it feel like to die for 6 weeks then come back to wrestle professionally 12 months later?

THINGS I'VE LEARNED

1.
The Far Left is on the rise.

“The number of incoming college students who describe their political beliefs as “far left” has tripled since the early 1980s, and doubled since 2013.

The number of far-left Gen Z college students even exceeds the number among the Boomers of the early 1970s.” — Rob Henderson

2.
Use your unfair advantage.

“You're supposed to use every unfair advantage you have.

Looks, genetics, connections, dad's money, whatever.

There's nothing noble about choosing the hardest path just to feel like an underdog.” — PathOfMen

3.
If you don’t have peace, you can’t enjoy any of this.

"A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ." - John Steinbeck

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