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Being a Force of Nature

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Lately, I’ve been prompting myself to be a force of nature. The phrase captures a number of recent practices, and may the most important thing to work on right now. A force of nature has the strength to do what’s right in an aligned and sustainable manner: the strength to self study any subject, to tell them even though it hurts, and to focus on what matters—without developing internal inconsistencies (which cause existential crises) (alignment) or burning out (sustainability). Imagine someone who is a force of nature. They are relentless, disciplined, motivated, aligned, effortless, and have a mind like water—key qualities even before this unifying conception. Each of these terms is a concrete practice, sketched here and explained below. A mind like water is one with low inertia, able to react quickly because it has accurate perception unclouded by emotion and ego. Motivation is the gathering of one’s energy into an excited and concerted effort. Alignment is the internal consistency a

› thoughts Being a Force of Nature v1.0 · Mar 28, 2025 · 2 min read · practice/self-prompting Lately, I’ve been prompting myself to be a force of nature . The phrase captures a number of recent practices, and may the most important thing to work on right now. A force of nature has the strength to do what’s right in an aligned and sustainable manner: the strength to self study any subject, to tell them even though it hurts, and to focus on what matters—without developing internal inconsistencies (which cause existential crises) (alignment) or burning out (sustainability). Imagine someone who is

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