📚 Reread Easy Discipline as an audio too

You may wonder what my next crochet project has to do with this book. I share a lot of this author's philosophy. To make that square that is the start of the head I had to remake it from scratch 5 times and one of the times I was halfway done, each time I repeated I learned from my mistakes, I improved, it wasn't a bore or a chore because I love to crochet, each stitch is a shot of dopamine and although I am going to love my Sailor Moon at the end, it's about the process. I don't even buy yarn online, I do all to earn each perfect next color, picking it at the store comparing shades.

Yes to joy and art, less aggravation and drama. Besides, I am relistening to Dune and having fun with the series.

This is a Simon & Schuster book

5+ I could go on and on about how I loved this one (after sampling other volumes) I'll try to hit the highest marks and keep it short.

Easy vs Hard discipline. Easy making one terrible chore more interesting (my practice example: I hate laundry time, I dedicate that time to humor audiobook, now I look forward to laundry) vs hard discipline, forcing myself a to do list and making pauses between loading the machine to scroll reels endlessly and add 4 hours to the process).

This is an amazing book for many stages of our lives, but also to apply in different areas. It teaches us to become better people in any given chore or loving activity more than it teaches us how to do something specific. It's a philosophy and way of life rather than an instructional manual.

I recommend it to those who are too strict with themselves to find a path around an inevitable chore that seems impossible by changing the goal. (Forgive my arrogance in showcasing some of my personal examples).

I am an extreme introvert. I did lives on Insta because I focused on giving the authors a voice on my page and getting them more readers; I was the teacher version who, when in a classroom, assumes the part of parent/educator of the students in the absent hours of their family. That is not acting or lying; it's assuming a part with my truest personality.

Perfect for parents who want to have as much information to guide their children when it comes to repetition, exhausting training. The author is aware that some areas need muscle memory (like piano); others don't (like medicine, we don't want our doctor to go on autopilot). So when it comes to applying our time to a specific dream, chore, activity, career, we have to question if it's just a wish, if we just want the outcome not the journey, if the dream is appropriate for us or an endless, frustrating pursuit that ends up wasting our time.

Some chapters seem like things we heard already but approached from a different view which gives a refreshing though provoking way of trying again but with success. Surround yourself with the people and environment that are relevant for your steps and goals.

What I love most about this book, which I reread already being one of my favorites, is that it doesn't allow excuses: from the smallest activities to being enslaved to a job we hate, there is always a way to turn the half-lemonade, empty glass made with the lemons life gives us into a half-full glass of lemonade.

It has a lot of examples, mentioned from entrepreneurs to two of my favorite games: Civilization and Settlers of Catan, and much more.

"If you live in a place of chaos and scarcity, move to one with encouragement and community.

If you can't move, shift daily to a better work environment with quiet and serenity.

If you can't shift, trip to a place of wonder and inspiration.

If you can't trio, shape your current place with stimulation and motivation.

If you can't shape, schedule your week into focus and deep work blocks. "

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