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ONE THING FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT

The smartest people you know aren't the ones with the best answers. They're the ones still sitting with questions everyone else gave up on years ago.

TWO THINGS FOR YOU TO ASK YOURSELF

When did you last sit with a question instead of rushing to answer it? What are you afraid you'd find if you kept asking?

Recommended: Use these as journaling prompts for the week.

ONE THING FOR YOU TO TRY THIS WEEK

Pick one question you already answered, and sit with the possibility that you might be wrong. Reply and let me know what you find.

Remember: Small changes lead to lasting breakthroughs. Reply to this email and let me know how it went.

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LAST WEEK'S BREAKTHROUGHS

In last week’s newsletter, I made the case that you're always choosing, whether you realize it or not, and asked you to name one decision you've been avoiding.

Claudia chose to face her health head-on:

“I chose to set up my blood glucose tracker. I had been avoiding it because I thought it would be complicated and possibly painful. It was a little bit of both of those things, but the empowered feeling I have from seeing what my meals are actually doing to my insulin levels is great.

Higher than normal A1C levels, weird energy crashes and dietary confusion have been frustrating, so I'm relieved to be taking steps to figure it out, and make changes for my long term health.”

Glenn's imposter syndrome almost stopped a walking group before it started:

“One thing I have been putting off is starting a walking group for mental health. Focused on mental health but everyone is welcome. The idea came from another charity. Sadly my confidence kept getting in the way as I have a fear of not being good enough etc. pretty much imposter syndrome.

I took the plunge and sent out a few messages to those in my circle. I was surprised at the amount of responses saying they would like to be involved. Going forward we will be aiming to do this once a month. Slowly walking and just talking or being there to listen to others. Adding a community of care to the area.”

Becky finally deleted the app she'd been avoiding for weeks:

“The one decision I've been avoiding lately is getting rid of Instagram from my phone. I know, it sounds silly when you type it out and look at it. I've been going back and forth with myself over the last few weeks about deleting it.

I will rarely post on social media anymore and I've been mindlessly scrolling more often as of late and I'm really starting to notice the negative effects it's causing. While I do enjoy a good meme, most of the time I notice that I get annoyed with what I am seeing. Your prompt comes at a good time and this morning, I deleted the app from my phone.

I think that I can find better uses of my down time throughout the day that are better than staring at a tiny screen. I actually felt a little sense of relief after I did it. While I might be missing out on a funny video or two, I know it will help me in the long run.”

As always, send your breakthroughs by simply replying to this email. Let me know if you’d prefer to remain anonymous.

Until next week,

Mark Manson

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