28 Daily joy, headspace, and comparison

No. 28 – 16 June 2023

Welcome to the 28th edition of 4-TP, a weekly newsletter on building resilience and pushing past mental and physical boundaries.

Article

Explore these 7 simple yet forgotten ways to fulfillment and joy by 20th-century psychologist Alfred Adler.

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Quote

James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, on freeing up mental headspace for better thinking and decision-making:

“Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks . . . It’s only by making the fundamentals of life easier that you can create the mental space needed for free thinking and creativity.”

— Source: Atomic Habits​

Insight

The key to living with courage lies in the ability to tolerate being disliked by others.

​Question

Comparing ourselves to others has to be one of the most self-sabotaging things one can do. It festers in our mind, triggers emotions, creates self-doubt, and can lead to wishful thinking and complaining about life being unfair.

What do you do when you find yourself in this negative thought spiral?

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Till next week,
— Carlos & Stef