At the end of the year, we are usually tired and need some rest before we get again into the hamster wheel. Take a moment, stop and reflect on our year and our life.
Here’s my Christmas gift for my readers. Chris Williamson discusses the delicate balance between trading money for time, and working for the future vs. enjoying the present.
When will you start enjoying life? Do it from right now! After all, it will always be «right now».
Some key pieces of advice:
Spend more time with your family, friends, hobbies and yourself.
Practice gratitude.
Enjoy small things.
Balance your life and your focus on improving the future vs. enjoying the present moment.
The other day I was frustrated with my adolescent son for making the same mistakes time and time again, even when warned and knowing the consequences. But he is not the only one. We all resist learning sometimes, even when it is obvious to everybody else.
Then I had a serendipitious finding: Chris Williamson discusses why we’re wired to learn our lessons the hard way.
A few quotes:
Oscar Wilde wrote «Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.»
«A man makes mistakes, a smart man learns from his mistakes, a brilliant man leans from other’s mistakes.»
«When we find the same kind of problem time and time again, it means that life is trying to teach us something that we haven’t learned.»
But there’s much more! Chris is a curious person and has learnt a thing or two in 900 episodes interviewing very intelligent people. Here’s some food for thought.
