Issue #55: 02.23.25
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Let’s talk about fulfillment.
- Seeing all you want to see
- Doing all you want to do
- Living without regret
How do you accomplish it all with the time you’ve been given? (Especially when you don’t know how much time you have in the first place.)
How do you deal with the self-imposed pressure?
This got me thinking…
- About comparison and fairness.
It’s the thief of joy, they say. Wishing you had the same leg up, being jealous of what they have because you don’t.
But it can also be motivation. There are those who started with less and still got ahead.
If they can, so can you. Right?
- About discipline and determination.
Most of us aren’t nepo babies. We weren’t handed the silver spoon.
No one is coming to save you. No one is going to do the work for you or give you what you don’t deserve.
You have to do it the hard way. You have to earn it.
- About acceptance and being satisfied with what you have.
Truth is, things don’t always work out.
You can do everything right and still fail. You can live healthily and morally and still die in your prime.
Better to make amends with the here and now.
It’s like Pink Floyd said in Time: “Every year is getting shorter. Never seem to find the time.”
But the longer you wait, the longer it takes. And the less odds are in your favour.
Because every year you’re “Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.”
So get to do it and enjoy it while you can.
Here are 15 things you might find interesting.
Some words
Telos (Ancient Greek): goal or objective of life; used by philosopher Aristotle to refer to the full potential or inherent purpose of a person or thing.
“Time never gets tired of running.”
– Egyptian proverb
“No one ever tells you that bravery feels like fear.”
– Mary Kate Teske
Some wonder
- From ignorance to enlightenment: the allegory of Plato’s Cave
- Curiosity snacks: how to redirect your impulse to know
- Are creative tools (A.I.) limiting our creativity?
Some wealth
- About procrastination: the difference between easy flow state and hard flow state
- Get your shit together: the 5 principles of organization
- Are you running away from reality?
Some wellness
- 3 ways to cultivate a positive attitude (article | video)
- How to feel alive: why Buddhists contemplate death
- Truth: you’re lying to yourself
Some work
- Copy Chops: a series of headlines for Arden’s Music
- The Davis Daily: Tick tock goes Death’s clock
- Dose of D: Procrastination to motivation 101
That’s a wrap. I hope you found something interesting.
Keep building.
~
Cory B. Davis
The Davis Daily 