Guiding Principles

Dreams & Fears

What do you dream of? What are you afraid of?

• Life passing me by (enjoying less of it than I could have)

Reality

What are fundamental truths/ideas that grounds this value?

• Wise Mind: seek balance between “rational mind” and “emotional mind”
• Process Over Destination: process-orientation that leads to fuller engagement with life
• Mindfulness: cliché but accurate — staying present means it’s where we are by default as people, rather than seeing mindfulness as an active pursuit. We only perceive it as such because of how distraction-filled modern life is.

Value Alignment

In order for dreams to become reality, our actions need to pave the road. What are concrete examples of actions that tangibly move the needle.

Occasionally Stop To Listen

• Genuinely explore talk therapy
• Seek meditative activities that lean into my senses
• Keep coffee intake to 120mg daily average

Do Less, Intentionally

• Pick up as many hobbies not in front of a screen
• Avoid multi-tasking and practice intentional focus on one thing