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I LOVE that you mentioned Elle Cordova. This woman brings so much joy to my day every time I see one of her videos 😍 Also loved her thought experiment.

I'm definitely on the Savor, Play and Pay Attention side of life 🙂

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I've only seen a couple videos from her so far.

When I was writing this post, I visited https://www.youtube.com/@ElleCordova/videos and was surprised to see that she only has 7 videos.

I thought "How could this be? She seems like she really knows how to make them!"

Then I realized she focuses on Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@ElleCordova/shorts

182K subscribers. Impressive!

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She's on Instagram!!!😄

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More and more I see my life as a series of decision crossroads. I very intentionally make a decision. So in a way I have some control over the journey but not the final destination. I have a destination in mind and create a path to it with the decisions I make. I intentionally try to increase the likelihood of reaching my destination by making deliberate decisions. The fact that life is finite makes decision making exciting. I realised this after reading the book 4000 Weeks. I used to dither about choosing and try to fit more in. Now I am getting better at letting things go so I can get more enjoyment out of the one thing I choose. So my present view of life is to make a choice and not regret it. That doesn’t mean I can’t change my mind. It means I always move forward with a new choice if required. I guess I have embraced the idea that mistakes are opportunities to learn and a risky decision is better than leaving your life to chance. It sounds all very cliche but that is where my head is now.

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❤ I set myself reminders to occasionally pop up on my phone, and one of them says something along the lines of: "Empowered people are more decisive. They realize they can always make a new decision."

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Joy comes from solving problems you enjoy solving. I read that in "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck".

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I haven't read it. 0-5 stars, how would you rate it? Should it be on my list?

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I'd give it 4 stars with certainty. The book won't blow your mind. It'll show you an interesting take on a few societal norms that are wrong.

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