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3-2-1: How to feel good again, choosing your information diet, and the secret to connecting with people

Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!

Here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this week...

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3 Ideas From Me

I.

"Your mind will follow whatever you feed it.

Want better thoughts? Consume better things."

​II.

"It only takes five minutes to break the cycle.

Five minutes of exercise and you are back on the path. Five minutes of writing and the manuscript is moving forward again. Five minutes of conversation and the relationship is restored.

It doesn't take much to feel good again."

III.

"It's remarkable how often the real problem is not what happened, but how it was communicated."

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2 Quotes From Others

I.

Austrian physicist Lise Meitner, co-discoverer of nuclear fission and a survivor of World War I and World War II, on living well:

"I always arrived at the conclusion that life need not be easy provided only that it is not empty."

Source: Looking Back
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Jesuit priest Anthony de Mello on how to deliver a message that will connect with people:

"The shortest distance between a human being and Truth is a story."

Source: One Minute Wisdom

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1 Question For You

Energy seems to magically appear when there is genuine interest. What are you excited to learn?

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Until next week,

James Clear ​​
​Author of Atomic Habits​
Cofounder of Authors Equity​

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p.s. I'll be using these in my next meeting. ​​

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