Appreciate your insights. November 7, 2024 Decided to eliminate a source of dissonance: the “news”. Quit it, like one quits alcohol or other drugs or harmful habits. Filling the vacuum with creativity and reading. I invite anyone and everyone to be news free.
Happy to be back for another year. This was the most relatable content for me in 2024 - and I'm excited for what I might learn about myself in 2025. I've done more exploring and learning this year than any year prior. Content about GTD really resonated and I've noticed a shift in my output. I'm not accomplishing more per se, I'm just happier with what I can and do accomplish ("I am an actor playing a role" helped me immensely - never would have thought that would be the trick after so many years of trying the pomodoro method).
So, thank you, Chris. I've been a follower/reader for a long time, and I look forward to more from you in my inbox!
Chris, this one really hit. The line “I don’t think I’d be who I am without all of me” is something I’m going to sit with for a while.
That constant dance between acceptance and action—the dissonance you describe—is exactly where I live too. Some days I want to build systems and optimize. Other days, I just want to be okay with the fact that I forgot three things before noon.
But reading this reminds me that I’m not alone in the dance. And that maybe the goal isn’t to fix everything, but to learn how to move with the music of our own minds.
I'm curious, with your diagnosis, if are you compelled to take Medication? How do you find modern Medicine's philosophy of "Medicate-over-Meditate"? I only ask because I am, much to my consternation, a diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic, who is forced to take quarterly Risperidone injections, that are tantamount to snake oil, throughout the year.
Huge thanks for this, Chris. I get the imposter thing, and I'm always writing personal vignettes about the "path." Just released an anthology of pieces today, hope you'll take a glimpse! https://tinyurl.com/2rkez486
Appreciate your insights. November 7, 2024 Decided to eliminate a source of dissonance: the “news”. Quit it, like one quits alcohol or other drugs or harmful habits. Filling the vacuum with creativity and reading. I invite anyone and everyone to be news free.
Thank you Chris for writing this newsletter. I’ve been reading for years and it’s always helpful. You’re the best.
Happy to be back for another year. This was the most relatable content for me in 2024 - and I'm excited for what I might learn about myself in 2025. I've done more exploring and learning this year than any year prior. Content about GTD really resonated and I've noticed a shift in my output. I'm not accomplishing more per se, I'm just happier with what I can and do accomplish ("I am an actor playing a role" helped me immensely - never would have thought that would be the trick after so many years of trying the pomodoro method).
So, thank you, Chris. I've been a follower/reader for a long time, and I look forward to more from you in my inbox!
Chris, this one really hit. The line “I don’t think I’d be who I am without all of me” is something I’m going to sit with for a while.
That constant dance between acceptance and action—the dissonance you describe—is exactly where I live too. Some days I want to build systems and optimize. Other days, I just want to be okay with the fact that I forgot three things before noon.
But reading this reminds me that I’m not alone in the dance. And that maybe the goal isn’t to fix everything, but to learn how to move with the music of our own minds.
Here’s to the 51% integration year. Let’s go.
I'm curious, with your diagnosis, if are you compelled to take Medication? How do you find modern Medicine's philosophy of "Medicate-over-Meditate"? I only ask because I am, much to my consternation, a diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic, who is forced to take quarterly Risperidone injections, that are tantamount to snake oil, throughout the year.
Huge thanks for this, Chris. I get the imposter thing, and I'm always writing personal vignettes about the "path." Just released an anthology of pieces today, hope you'll take a glimpse! https://tinyurl.com/2rkez486
What a thoughtful and encouraging post. Thank you!
Thank you, Chris. We all look forward to your insights. Happy new year!