75% of us think too much.
• We obsess over choices.
• We stop things after barely starting.
• And we go in circles.
It's like trying to drive a car...
With ONE good tire.
This thread is about the other 3 tires.
Thread. ⬇️
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• We obsess over choices.
• We stop things after barely starting.
• And we go in circles.
It's like trying to drive a car...
With ONE good tire.
This thread is about the other 3 tires.
Thread. ⬇️
gph.is/1hJRoWP?tc=1
Let's back up a little.
So...
What are thoughts?
So...
What are thoughts?
Thoughts are sounds and images we've seen before.
And thinking is when we try to make sense of them.
Right? 👍
And thinking is when we try to make sense of them.
Right? 👍
But when it comes to getting shit done...
Thinking has its limitations.
Like what?
Thinking has its limitations.
Like what?
Limitation #1
We only think about what we know.
So in a way…
We only ever think about the past.
For instance...
We only think about what we know.
So in a way…
We only ever think about the past.
For instance...
'Planning' is a thinking activity.
The thing about plans is...
We don't know what we don't know.
So how can we plan for it?
The thing about plans is...
We don't know what we don't know.
So how can we plan for it?
Change happens.
It happens fast and often.
So if you take plans too seriously…
Without understanding how to deal with unexpected change...
You will suffer.
It happens fast and often.
So if you take plans too seriously…
Without understanding how to deal with unexpected change...
You will suffer.
Limitation #2
When we think too much…
Our thoughts run on autopilot.
Overwhelming mental chatter is common.
Not normal.
Plus…
When we think too much…
Our thoughts run on autopilot.
Overwhelming mental chatter is common.
Not normal.
Plus…
Thoughts are suggestive.
If your brain says "I'm an idiot" enough times you'll start to believe it.
Best to be in the driver's seat here.
If your brain says "I'm an idiot" enough times you'll start to believe it.
Best to be in the driver's seat here.
Limitation #3
Thinking isn't always applicable.
For example...
Thinking isn't always applicable.
For example...
You're in love. 😚
Thinking works against you here.
Because more powerful forces are at play.
You'll go crazy 😵💫 trying to figure it out.
You're not supposed to.
Thinking works against you here.
Because more powerful forces are at play.
You'll go crazy 😵💫 trying to figure it out.
You're not supposed to.
No rules.
No checklist.
No expectations.
Just alchemy.
Enjoy the ride til it's over.
The thing is...
No checklist.
No expectations.
Just alchemy.
Enjoy the ride til it's over.
The thing is...
We're taught to memorize and intellectualize stuff.
In other words - think.
That's 90% of the public school curriculum.
But...
In other words - think.
That's 90% of the public school curriculum.
But...
The following 3 human processes are just as important.
And not honing them is like trying to drive a car on one wheel:
And not honing them is like trying to drive a car on one wheel:
Process #1 - Emotional Intelligence (EQ) 
There were two 12-year old boys.
Both were troublemakers in school...
Both were troublemakers in school...
The teacher grabbed both of them by the collar and said...
"I don't know if you're both very smart or very stupid. But I think it's the latter."
"I don't know if you're both very smart or very stupid. But I think it's the latter."
One boy was traumatized.
"I'm stupid..." 😢
The other boy went home and wondered about it...
"I'm stupid..." 😢
The other boy went home and wondered about it...
"Am I smart? Am I stupid?
Who am I?"
He didn't identify with the insult.
It just made him curious.
Who am I?"
He didn't identify with the insult.
It just made him curious.
EQ is how well we manage our inner experiences.
Because you can't always control what happens to you.
But you can control your response.
Next...
Because you can't always control what happens to you.
But you can control your response.
Next...
Process #2 - Perception
I was the camera boy.
And I learned piano by setting up next to the piano player and watching his fingers.
I would...
I was the camera boy.
And I learned piano by setting up next to the piano player and watching his fingers.
I would...
• Watch him
• Ask him a few questions after events
• And practice at home.
Eventually...
• Ask him a few questions after events
• And practice at home.
Eventually...
I realized he used the same 4 chords in every song.
Different scales.
Songs in different keys.
But the whole time he was playing the same 4 chords.
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Different scales.
Songs in different keys.
But the whole time he was playing the same 4 chords.
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That was my red pill moment. 🔴
When I figured that out...
It changed the way I saw everything.
It's like this…
When I figured that out...
It changed the way I saw everything.
It's like this…
You can know what it is.
And you can know what to do with it.
But perception is to know how it works.
And when we learn how things work…
And you can know what to do with it.
But perception is to know how it works.
And when we learn how things work…
Complexity becomes simple.
Confusion becomes clarity.
And the next steps become obvious.
So all that's left to do is...
Confusion becomes clarity.
And the next steps become obvious.
So all that's left to do is...
Process #3 - Practice
We hide behind learning because we want to get things right.
We want to get things right because we're afraid of judgment.
There's no shortcut here...
We hide behind learning because we want to get things right.
We want to get things right because we're afraid of judgment.
There's no shortcut here...
We'll have to walk through the fire eventually.
But I'll tell you this...
But I'll tell you this...
It's easier to follow through when you commit to a process.
Decide what you want to do.
Then practice doing it.
And - a quick life hack…
Decide what you want to do.
Then practice doing it.
And - a quick life hack…
If you don't already know...
Then don't worry about what you want to do.
It's easier to decide who you want to BE.
And if you don't already know who you want to be...
Then don't worry about what you want to do.
It's easier to decide who you want to BE.
And if you don't already know who you want to be...
Stop listening to the people telling you who you SHOULD be.
Then "Who you want to be" will happen by default.
Then "Who you want to be" will happen by default.
Summary:
Thinking is important along with…
• EQ - manage your inner-experiences
• Perception - understand how things work
• Practice - commit to a process
Thinking is important along with…
• EQ - manage your inner-experiences
• Perception - understand how things work
• Practice - commit to a process
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