Focus on effort, not outcomes.

It’s insane to tie your wellbeing to things outside of your control, Marcus Aurelius said. If you did your best, if you gave it your all, if you acted with your best judgment—that's a win…regardless of whether it’s a good or bad outcome.

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Nobody is thinking about you. They're too busy thinking of themselves.

7 rules for a successful journaling routine:

1. Write to and for yourself

2. Prepare for the day ahead

3. Repeat the important things

4. Take it out on the page

5. Copy down favorite quotes

6. Ask yourself hard questions

7. Review in the evening

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“Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware. The cosmic banana peel is suddenly going to appear underfoot to make sure you don’t take it all too seriously, that you don’t fill up on junk food.” — Anne Lamott

“If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you’d be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along, so they may abuse you, leaving it disturbed and troubled—have you no shame in that?” — Epictetus

7 reminders all parents need:

1. Anger always makes things worse
2. Only focus on what you can control
3. Let your children struggle (and overcome)
4. Don’t give them your fears
5. Just be a fan
6. Don’t hurry them along
7. If your child offers a hand to hold, take it

Your potential, the absolute best you’re capable of—that’s the metric to measure yourself against. Your standards are. Winning is not enough. People can get lucky and win. People can be assholes and win. Anyone can win. But not everyone is the best possible version of themselves.