Constraints vs Obstacles

Applying constraints is like stoking the fires of creativity for writers:

• Embrace some arbitrary rules, and add some more if that doesn’t work. Remove some rules if it feels limiting.
• Get some inspiration from other writings, avoiding any real or perceived plagiarism. Even i...

We try to attribute our fears to outside circumstances and falsely believe that by changing things we can get rid of our fears. Fear is just a belief inside our heads, a mindset that has gone in the darkness.

Like with all beliefs, we can retrain our mind and remove our fears.

In relation to self-improvement, we often create idealized systems with unnatural rules and regulations. We also naively believe that we will find a way to stick to our rigid plans when life gets random and hard.
The problem isn’t that plans fail because crises appear; it’s what we do when ...