Anjay

You’re not stuck because you’re lazy. You’re stuck because your attention is fragmented and your energy is drained. I wrote about the gap between knowing and doing: @anjayseabrook/note/p-194317513?r=2nmzi4&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@anjayseabrook…

Self discipline requires a heavy hand, self devotion is built on love and requires no effort to maintain.

@Rajjath24 Taking the time to engage your brain with a singular perspective and narrative in the key to become a better writer, thinker, and speaker.

i became a better writer, thinker, communicator and earner because i read obsessively. these things are not unrelated.

@jzux You’ve survived all your hardest days with a 100% success rate. This moment is no different.

quick everyone drop your best tips for stopping an anxious thought spiral. give me some poor man’s CBT

Once you reach a certain level of consciousness it becomes impossible to tolerate working a job. It requires a deliberate self-numbing to endure the nonsense, performance, and office politics required to keep it. Your first taste of freedom will make you unemployable.

being a great designer is simply about caring more than anyone has ever cared

“Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.” — Joe Sparano

@theseven111 @europemaxxed You’re never ready until one day it hits you all at once. Proud of you!

@middlebyanjay @europemaxxed I just finished my thinking/introspective era. There’s nothing I can think about now that will do more for me than simply going outside and fucking doing shit. It honestly feels great, and I’m glad I waited until I was ready

I stopped thinking and my life got better

You are so much more than what you do to acquire money.

nobody: designers: multidisciplinary

The best thing you can do is become addicted to pleasing your future self.

Get OUT of your room. Go to a coffee shop. Rent somewhere for the weekend. Sit in a park. Walk through a part of the city you've never been to. Go anywhere that isn't the same four walls you've been staring at for months. Same room = same thoughts. The number of ideas that hit when you change location will make you wonder why you stayed stuck in one place for so long.

If you are not embarrassed by the version of you two weeks ago, you are not moving fast enough

Read books that develop your cognitive ability and your ability to have good conversations.

@AdewaleAdeife2 Taking the time to engage your brain with a singular perspective and narrative in the key to become a better writer, thinker, and speaker.

Modern life can have us too used to operating from a state of hurry. Making an effort to enjoy the small moments is what we’re here for.

It’s so easy to get caught up in routine that we lose touch with the deeper moments of life. To encourage more depth in my day to day, I’ve started building little rituals into my week. These are small moments of self-connection where I intentionally slow down to savour a moment. Here are a few:

Taking 15 minutes to warm up my entire body before a workout.

Meticulously completing my skin care routine.

Winding down my day at 9 PM on the dot.