Issue #61: 06.01.25
Welcome to Life: Under Construction, a fortnightly newsletter focused on growth and creativity, wealth and wellness.
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What’s happening?
Short and straight this issue.
I’ve been thinking about excuses. The way temptation grows stronger when life gets harder.
About how your lower self tries to claw to the surface when your best self is needed most.
And about giving in.
This is why good habits and routines are so important. Something you lean on when shit gets shitty.
Assuming you’re consistent with said habits and routines in the first place.
Historically, I have not been.
As life continues to pile it on, the excuse to give in is at an all time high. And I’ve given in…
Because I always do. Eventually.
But you know what else I always do?
Start again and keep on building.
Guess there’s one habit that stuck.
Here are 15 things you might find interesting.
Some words
Litost (Czech): A state of inner torment by the sudden sight of one’s own misery.
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
– Japanese proverb
“Instant gratification is good for the days but bad for the years. It may make your today, but it will ruin your tomorrow.”
– Sahil Bloom, The Curiosity Chronicles
Some wonder
- Everything, Covered: a cool spot for The New Yorker’s 100th anniversary
- The journey of a creative project about creativity
- A writing Masterclass in a 49-word email
Some wealth
- 3 invisible habits: what impacts your emotional health most
- The most important decision you ever make
- Why millions are saying no to a J.O.B.
Some wellness
- Break a moth out of its cocoon and it will never fly: the hidden cost of comfort
- Cognitive meditation: how mind makes mood
- Stress or strength: the paradox of routines
Some work
- The Davis Daily: For Dad (because he’s going through it right now)
- At Alphabet®: Empowering MRTs with a campaign for CAMRT
- Spec work: Taking a paddle with H2O Canoe Company
That’s a wrap. I hope you found something interesting.
Keep building.
~
Cory B. Davis
The Davis Daily 