hard things
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on recapturing childhood courage
A stroll through the Dolomites, Italy, July 2022 I recently read somewhere that the reason it’s important to do hard things is to expand your view on what’s possible. I know this is a generic take that has probably been said in different words thousands of times, but lately I’ve been really making a conscious effort to see life through this lens. A mental model I’m using to do so is finding the right balance of order and chaos in life. When life is pure order/structure, it’s predictable and un-challenging. It’s not that structure isn’t difficult to maintain (it very much is), but too much…
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