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In the grand scheme of life, there’s no such thing as a bad day. You either did what you set out to do, or you didn’t. If you didn’t, you have an opportunity to learn and do better tomorrow. You either win or you learn.
“Yesterday should be the teacher of today”
(The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, 197)
Why do we study the lives of strangers but not study our own lives?
We read biographies, we watch documentaries, we even read big books of common advice (eg. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***). But we don’t study our own lives with the same effort.
Your own life is the only one for which you have all the context. Every lesson you learn studying your life yesterday applies to your life tomorrow.
I’m not telling you to ignore other people or to stop reading books (this is a book club after all). But look at how you spend your days and ask how much energy you spend looking outwards for solutions to problems.
You have all the answers inside you. It just takes time to find them. But if you aren’t searching, you might never find them.
Question Of The Day
How do you prefer to study your life? Journaling, meditating, walking alone, showering until the hot water runs out…
Your Friend,
Noah “BigNerd” Sochaczevski
I like to study my life through journalling. My journal is full of brain-dumps about business, books, and ideas I have about the world. But most importantly, it has many days written out moment by moment with my emotions all over the page and the logic I used to make decisions written down too. These entries are so valuable because when I revisit them a week, a month, or a year later, I can see clearly where I made mistakes, where I've grown and where I did well. It's my number one tool to becoming a better version of myself each day.