level: my life matters
Request: Helpful for those who feel worthless?
Self-help
integrity is its own reward
Adhering to moral and ethical principles brings its own intrinsic benefits, even if it does not always lead to external recognition or rewards -- Brave AI.
deciding not to be a victim
Opting out of the victim/perpetrator model.
avoiding the news in order to reduce stress
"researchers looked at how people were best able to manage feelings of anxiety and depression at the height of the pandemic, finding that one of the most effective methods was to take breaks from the barrage of bad news" --nbcnews.
all I need is just to be
Key to excellence.
duty to one's parents
Priority request: I feel somewhat burdened by feeling like I have to please my parents, honor their wishes, fulfil their needs, which I recontextualize by telling myself that it is my duty to them. How far can this posture take me?
dopamine fasting
"a form of digital detox, involving temporarily abstaining from addictive technologies such as social media, listening to music on technological platforms, and Internet gaming, and can be extended to temporary deprivation of social interaction and eating" -- wikipedia.
statement: life is meant to be enjoyed
Yes, but where does that get us? Answer: independence.
delayed gratification
A person's ability to delay gratification relates to other similar skills such as patience, impulse control, self-control and willpower, all of which are involved in self-regulation -- wikipedia.
The Motivation Manifesto, by Brendon Burchard
Nine Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power.
focusing on qualities one wants to attain vs. on weaknesses to overcome
Request: Which focus is more helpful when there is a wish to move forward?
The Prayer for Freedom, by Beatty Carmichael
Request: This book claims the freedom prayer to god has resolved and/or cured all manner of maladies both physical, mental or emotional, nine times out of ten. And the ones it hasn't has been mostly downgraded to about a third of their previous levels.
10x Is Easier Than 2x, by Dan Sullivan
How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less. "As your time becomes 10X more valuable, you increasingly multiply the money you earn both in terms of amount and profitable satisfaction.... 10X is fundamentally about quality vs quantity" -- amazon. By request.
Six-Minute X-Ray: Rapid Behavior Profiling, by Chase Hughes
"you’ll learn the most powerful people-reading system in the world. Chase exposes and unpacks simple techniques that come together to allow you to see beyond the mask that anyone is wearing" -- amazon. By request.
The Man's Guide to Women, by John & Julie Gottman
Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want (subtitle). Priority request.