🐧 EVERYDAY LIFE⚡ 21 SEC
When you want to be kind, do it right away, and keep it short 💌
His Rule
Oliver Burkeman says the meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein acts right away when he wants to be kind.
Not Small
We are not unkind because our hearts are small.
Bar Too High
It is because we raise the bar too high: "I will send a proper long one later."
⚡ TRY IT
Send a thank-you message
📅 Day 0
Hurdle
"Thank you! 🙂"
You want to say thank you to a friend. When will you send it?
Day 1: "I will write a proper one later."
"Now it has to be perfect…" 😓 The hurdle grows.
"It has been too long. It feels strange to send now." 😶
Sent in 5 seconds! Your friend smiles. 💖
Even after a few days, a short one gets there! 💖
Short Is Fine
Short is fine, so send it the moment you think of it.
You Too
Being kind to yourself works the same way.
📚 I learned this from Oliver Burkeman's newsletter. Read the original (English)
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