i think im starting to wake the fuk up

I think im starting to wake up

thanksgiving back home. It feels great to be in CT, sipping hot tea by the fireplace with my family.

we don’t have a fireplace idk why i said that.

anyway, i’ve really enjoyed these past few days here with family. i’m getting closer with my parents, brother, and cousins. i think it’s becuase i’ve stopped being afraid.

stopped being afraid of their judgement.

fuck it man, if my family doesn’t like me for who i am they can go back to the store and return me.

but we don’t keep receipts.

so yeah, i like being home.

i love my family.

i think im waking up.

3 quotes, 2 questions, 1 story related to philosophy to help u live a happier, more peaceful life :)

3 Quotes

Creative Rules are Assumptions, not Absolutes. They are not laws of Nature - Rick Rubin, The Creative Act

“the practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you’re not alone” - Rick Rubin, The Creative Act

“Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what is already there” - Henry Miller, Sexus

2 Questions

what are some beliefs you hold that are useful, but not true or accurate? - Derek Sivers

What do your generalizations/universal Truths about humanity and life tell you about your individual experience of the world? - Armaan

1 Story

The World Trade Center took 3285 days to build.
And in 1 hour, it was destroyed in 2001.

A human baby takes 394200 minutes(9 months) to develop.
But in the span of one second, it can drop to the floor and die.
9 months gone in 1 second.

In his book, Same As Ever, Morgan Housel outlines the fact that great things take time and effort to create, but can be ruined in a matter of seconds.

Success is the culmination of a lot of things going right.
Failure is often a result of one thing going wrong.

Peace between countries takes dozens of meetings, hundreds of hours of deliberation, and incredible carefulness.

However, one bad decision can incite war.
The same idea applies to human beings and habits.

It takes months of effort, intention, and daily decisions to quit an addiction.

One bad night can ruin it all as you slip back into vice.
Now, I know this sounds pretty awful.

But before you go all “Neo-Nihilism-Everything-Sucks-this-world-is-shit” on me, think about this.

Great things take time.
And they require consistent effort.

That means that small actions added up over time lead to big results.

A daily effort to eat the salad instead of the sandwich leads to 10lbs lost in 2 months.

A weekly effort to spend 3 mornings of the week in the gym instead of scarfing down donuts means you can play with your grandkids 30 years from now.

Small actions add up.

It takes time, but they add up.

So next time you feel yourself reaching for the cookie instead of the apple, remember that.

Remember that great things come from consistent, daily efforts.

And all that progress can be ruined in the course of a few bad decisions.

Stay on your shit.
You got this.

Thank you.
Memento Mori.
Stay Curious :)

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