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#motivation
Exercise
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoI'm 66 and I've started over so many times - new diet, new gym, new morning routine - that I finally had to sit with the uncomfortable question of whether starting over was the habit I was actually protecting - Silicon Canals
Starting over can become an addiction, allowing avoidance of the real work needed for lasting change.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology suggests people who consume self-improvement content obsessively without ever changing their lives aren't lazy or lacking discipline, they're getting the feeling of forward motion without the terror of actually becoming someone different, and the content is the coping mechanism, not the cure - Silicon Canals
Consuming self-improvement content can create an illusion of progress without actual change.
#success
Careers
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says the men who become genuinely successful aren't the most driven, the most disciplined, or the most talented, they're the ones who quietly stopped competing with everyone in the room a long time ago, and learned that the only person worth outworking was the version of themselves from twelve months back - Silicon Canals
Success is not determined by hard work or talent, but by self-assurance and personal standards.
Careers
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says the men who become genuinely successful aren't the most driven, the most disciplined, or the most talented, they're the ones who quietly stopped competing with everyone in the room a long time ago, and learned that the only person worth outworking was the version of themselves from twelve months back - Silicon Canals
Success is not determined by hard work or talent, but by self-assurance and personal standards.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoIt took me until 37 to realize that almost all successful people let go of these 7 habits, but average performers keep clinging to them - Silicon Canals
Successful people abandon habits that keep others stuck, focusing instead on effectiveness and prioritizing their time.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoNobody talks about why self improvement quietly works for some people and turns into a treadmill for everyone else, and it isn't discipline or the right system, it's that the ones it works for stopped trying to become someone new, and started removing the things blocking the person who was already there - Silicon Canals
Self-improvement fails when it feels like a performance; true change comes from uncovering your existing self rather than building a new identity.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoIf you've been trying to change your life and keep ending up in the same patterns, the problem probably isn't the plan, it's that the part of you making the plan is the same part of you that built the life you're trying to change - Silicon Canals
Current mindset limits the ability to create meaningful change; the same self cannot solve the problems it created.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week agoBarbara Corcoran, 77, says she silenced her inner critic by repeating one phrase to herself for years
It's just funny what your head can do for you. Most of everything, I think, plays out in your head. You know, I wish I told myself as a younger woman, you're a lot more capable than you think you are. But it took years to really learn that.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPsychology says the most disciplined morning habit isn't waking up early, meditating, or cold plunging, it's the specific discipline of not touching your phone until you've had at least one quiet conversation with your own mind - Silicon Canals
Avoid using your phone immediately after waking to foster mental clarity and enhance the effectiveness of other morning practices.
#procrastination
Productivity
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks agoIs Procrastination Your Fault - or Are You Just Set Up to Fail?
Identifying the root cause of procrastination is essential for overcoming it and achieving goals.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
4 weeks agoPsychology says people who constantly research self-improvement but never start aren't lazy - they've confused the feeling of learning with the feeling of changing - Silicon Canals
Learning about self-improvement can create a false sense of progress without actual change in behavior.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
4 weeks agoPsychology says people who constantly research self-improvement but never start aren't lazy - they've confused the feeling of learning with the feeling of changing - Silicon Canals
Learning about self-improvement can create a false sense of progress without actual change in behavior.
#happiness
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoI'm 37 and the happiest I've ever been arrived the year I stopped trying to be happy - not because I gave up but because I finally understood that happiness isn't a thing you build, it's a thing you notice when you stop building long enough to look around - Silicon Canals
Happiness cannot be treated as a goal; it emerges when one stops pursuing it as a project.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoI'm 37 and the happiest I've ever been arrived the year I stopped trying to be happy - not because I gave up but because I finally understood that happiness isn't a thing you build, it's a thing you notice when you stop building long enough to look around - Silicon Canals
Happiness cannot be treated as a goal; it emerges when one stops pursuing it as a project.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoResearch suggests that people who pursue happiness directly almost never find it - but people who pursue meaning, connection, and acceptance report a quiet contentment that outlasts every peak experience - Silicon Canals
Pursuing happiness directly often leads to disappointment and lower satisfaction, as expectations create a gap between reality and feelings.
fromBarca Blaugranes
3 weeks ago'I don't care' - Barcelona boss Hansi Flick refuses to 'waste energy' on Real Madrid and Alvaro Arbeloa after referee comments
I don't care about these things, it's this business, there's a lot of noise between us, but that's what I tell the team, we have to focus on ourselves and not on what Real Madrid does, we are in a good position and we have to win every game and only think about ourselves.
FC Barcelona
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoPsychology says the reason self-improvement feels harder after 60 isn't diminished capacity - it's that for the first time you can't use the future as a consolation prize, which means you have to want the change for its own sake, right now, which is actually the only reason it ever worked - Silicon Canals
Self-improvement becomes urgent after sixty as the future feels limited and the time for change is now.
Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoThe 75 hard challenge has come roaring back - but I have my own self-improvement regime | Emma Beddington
Proposes playful alternative self-improvement challenges prioritizing gentle daily pleasures like stroking animals, naps, nostalgic food, and domestic habits over extreme regimes.
fromThe Atlantic
4 months agoNew Year's Resolutions Should Be Communal
Social-media influencers push self-improvement trends year-round: The spring has " glow up" challenges, as does the summer. Soon after, the high-discipline " Great Lock-In Challenge" and " Winter Arc" videos begin, many of them urging people to get ahead of the "new year, new me" crowd. Or you can attempt a slew of other self-betterment regimens, whenever the spirit calls.
History
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoQ
4 months agoSIMA 2 Uses Gemini and Self-Improvement to Generalize Across Unseen 3D and Photorealistic Worlds
SIMA 2 is a Gemini-based generalist agent that plans, reasons about high-level goals, converses with users, and self-improves across diverse 3D game environments.
Business
fromFortune
4 months agoRed Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun says the key to being a better leader is being a better person: 'Leadership is self improvement' | Fortune
Effective leadership requires continuous self-improvement; personal strength and self-understanding attract followers and drive organizational turnarounds.
fromThe New Yorker
5 months agoThe Dream of Finishing One's To-Do List in "Retirement Plan"
When I retire, I will reply to every email I've ever flagged. (tapping on keyboard) I will clean up my desktop. I'll read the 35 years of saved articles on my reading list. I will finish all those books I started. I will play the lifetime of computer games I missed out on. (gaming noise) I'll birdwatch. I'll learn magpies are beautiful - but terrifying.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
6 months agoHow to Seek Self-Improvement but Reject Hustle Culture
most of them aren't interested in hustle culture (no billionaire or girl boss worship) or stereotypical self-care (no bubble baths or candles). They don't need a makeover or a glow-up. They have a drive to grow and to better understand themselves, to become more effective problem solvers, and to become more insightful. They care about high standards and high performance, but they have complex lives that don't revolve around just themselves or any one goal. They're seeking a less cringy era of personal growth.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
6 months agoI'm Sick of Self-Improvement
Recently someone offered me a couple of books on the spiritual healing arts from a respected author—for free. It was the kind of offer I once would have responded positively to, taken them gratefully, and brought them home to sit on my "to be read" shelf. Maybe I would have tried to read them, maybe I would have even completed them. Instead, what I heard myself saying, with unusual frankness, was, "No thanks. I'm sick of self-improvement."
Mindfulness
fromBusiness Insider
6 months agoShopify's CEO says the 'adrenaline' of his motor racing hobby isn't about winning
During an interview on Stripe's "Cheeky Pint" podcast, published Monday, Tobi Lütke said he enjoys trying out the hobbies of people he admires. He said he started racing cars after visiting the track with friends, for example, and "immediately fell in love" with it. The German-born entrepreneur has competed in the Rolex 24, a sports car endurance race held at Daytona in January, among other competitions.
Business
fromPsychology Today
7 months agoThe Problem With Your Authentic Self
Our world is obsessed with authenticity. As I illustrate in my latest book, we want authentic brands, authentic leaders, authentic influencers, and authentic products. "Authenticity" is slapped on labels from organic food to handmade soap to political campaigns. On social media, being "raw" or "real" is the ultimate currency. Even at work, organizations urge us to "bring our whole selves" to the office, as though that were always desirable for anyone involved.
Philosophy
fromFast Company
7 months agoWhat is 'The Great Lock In'? Inside Gen Z's end-of-year self-improvement trend
In mid-August, social media started buzzing with posts about "The Great Lock In." As the name suggests, it's built around the Gen Z slang for fully committing or hyperfocusing on a task, goal, or activity. From now until the end of the year, the idea is to "lock in" and to get your life in order and your goals checked off before 2026.
Productivity
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