The Uncomfortable Luxury of Changing Your Mind w/ Cortney Ostrosky

<p>In this solo episode I share & expand on a brilliant blog post called “13 Life Learnings by Maria Popova”.</p> <p> </p> <p class=""><a href= "https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/10/23/13-learnings-13-years/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13 Life Learnings by Maria Popova</a>:</p> <ol data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">Allow yourself the uncomfortable luxury of changing your mind.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Do nothing for prestige or status or money or approval alone.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Be generous. Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Build pockets of stillness into your life. And thoughts on the “cult of productivity”.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">When people tell you who they are, <a href= "https://www.themarginalian.org/tag/maya-angelou/">Maya Angelou</a> famously advised, believe them. Just as important, however, when people try to tell you who <em>you</em> are, don’t believe them.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Expect anything worthwhile to take a long time.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Seek out what magnifies your spirit.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Don’t be afraid to be an idealist.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Don’t just resist cynicism — fight it actively.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Question your maps and models of the universe, both inner and outer, and continually test them against the raw input of reality.</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><a href= "https://www.themarginalian.org/2018/11/01/figuring/">There are infinitely many kinds of beautiful lives</a>.</p> </li> <li> <p class="">In any bond of depth and significance, forgive, forgive, forgive. And then forgive again.</p> </li> </ol> <p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"> </p> <p class=""><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/178-tony-robbins-on-achievement-versus-fulfillment/id863897795?i=1000373956549" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Ferris