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One of my best habits is
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processing time”, not “email
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reading time” — I open my
immediately whenever
5 sentences, and if I do, I have
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person (docs are better for
my inbox that I don’t need
something next week, it
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to see, and it’s likely that it
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http://goo.gl/sJAvV How did you end up as a
I was 19 when I entered this
feet to continue tackling the
magician?
industry, and they were initially
challenges I face.
against it. As time went by, my I think it had a lot to do with
persistence to continue in this
How was it like performing
fate. It is a great career to have,
career eventually gained their
with others?
as you can make a living by
support and admiration. Now,
providing entertainment and
my family cannot be more
It is all about teamwork, and
laughters to the audience.
proud of me.
coordination with others.
I firmly believe that, failing to
Obstacles. How do you deal
work with my assistants and
bring delight to the audience
with them?
audio engineers, where any
This is especially true when I
minor hiccups in the process
as a magician is a sign of his incompetence.
I am quite a perfectionist in
can potentially jeopardise the
nature. Whenever I come
entire performance.
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across any failures along
performing on stage and
the way, I would naturally
If you aren’t a magician today,
creating joy for everyone.
feel disappointed. I would
who do you think you would
then choose to remain calm
want to be?
What is the greatest influence
and silent, perhaps go for a
in your life so far?
basketball game or play some
I guess I might go for a job in
video games to relieve some
the finance industry, perhaps
stress. All these help me to
banking or accounting related?
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Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word.
We live in a time where the world is in a state of constant, long-term flux. And, that’s not all. If you want to spend your time on the planet not just getting-by, but consistently creating art, experiences, businesses and lives that truly matter, you’ll need to proactively seek out, invite and even deliberately amplify uncertainty. Because the other side of uncertainty is opportunity.
Nothing great was ever created
see the light of day. Not
entirely trainable. I’ve spent
by waiting around for someone
because they wouldn’t have
the past few years interviewing
to tell you it’s all going to be
succeeded, but because you
world-class creators across
okay or for perfect information
never equipped yourself to
a wide range of fields and
to drop from the sky. Doesn’t
handle and even harness
pouring over research that
happen that way. Great work
the emotional energy of the
spans neuroscience, decision-
requires you to act in the face
journey.
theory, psychology, creativity and business.
of uncertainty, to live in the question long enough for your
But, what if it didn’t have to be
true potential to emerge. There
that way?
Through this work, a collection of patterns, practices and
is no alternative. What if there was a way to turn
strategies have emerged that
When you find the strength to
the fear, anxiety and self-doubt
not only turbocharge insight,
act in the face of uncertainty,
that rides along with acting
creativity, innovation and
you till the soil of genius.
in the face of uncertainty–the
problem-solving, but also help
Problem is, that kills most
head-to-toe butterflies–into
ameliorate so much of the
people. It leads to unease,
fuel for brilliance?
suffering so often associated with the pursuit of any creative
anxiety, fear and doubt on
quest.
a level that snuffs out most
Turns out, there is. Your ability
genuinely meaningful and
to lean into the unknown
potentially revolutionary
isn’t so much about luck or
Here are 5 starter-strategies to
endeavors before they even
genetics, rather it’s something
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1. Reframe.
see what’s really going on,
brain, it takes anywhere from
We tell ourselves stories all
re-center, then breath into
a few second to 15 minutes for
day long. I’m skinny. I’m fat.
that uncomfortable place long
your brain to fully re-engage.
I’m talented. I’m stupid. I will
enough for amazing things to
This makes you feel insanely
succeed. I will fail. It turns out,
bubble up. A daily mindfulness
busy, but simultaneously
the storylines we create around
practice goes a long way
craters productivity, creativity
a particular circumstance are
toward equipping you to do
and increases feelings of
far more determinative of
just that.
anxiety and stress.
itself. They affect not only
It cultivates the sense of
Simple solution–just say no. Do
our willingness to act, but
persistent grounding that
one thing at a time in intense,
the quality of our ideas and
makes living and acting in a
short bursts.
solutions.
world where there is no new
success than the circumstance
normal far more enjoyable.
5. Get Lean.
Unfortunately, our brains have
And it trains you in the practice
Instead of creating in a vacuum,
a strong bias toward negativity,
of dropping thoughts, among
explore the possibility of
leading most of us to create
those, destructive, limiting-
bringing a “lean” or “agile”
stories around circumstances
beliefs.
approach to your creative process. Focus on maximum
that require action in the face of uncertainty that are more
3. Exercise Your Brain.
learning, create the simplest
likely to paralyze and stunt
Daily cardiovascular exercise,
version of your idea possible,
creativity than fuel action.
especially with high-intensity
then bring a select group of
bursts mixed in can improve
those who’d potentially enjoy it
Reframing is a process that
mood, executive function,
into the process earlier in name
asks you to suspend negative
decision-making and creativity
of soliciting and integrating
storylines, explore if the story
and decrease anxiety and fear.
input into the next iteration.
you’re telling is the only one
It’s also strongly correlated
This not only minimizes waste,
and, if not (which is inevitably
with decreases in anxiety and
it changes the psychology
the case), construct or frame a
increases in mood, which are
of creation by adding more
new storyline that empowers
directly connected to improved
certainty earlier in the game
you to experience an uncertain
creativity and problem-solving.
and encouraging consistent, incremental action.
circumstance not as a prime for failure and inaction, but as
4. Singletask.
a signpost for meaning and
Multitasking is out. Turns out
These five strategies and
opportunity.
this badge of honor from the
practices can change the way
’90s is more fiction than fact.
you experience the creative
For example, if you’re disabling
Our brains don’t multitask, they
process in a profound way.
storyline is around the risk of
just rapidly switch between
They’ll not only allow you to tap
failure, instead of just asking
tasks, sometimes fast enough
a reservoir of previously hidden
“what if I fail?” and creating
for us to believe we’re doing
creativity, they’ll also allow
a doomsday scenario, you
many things at once. Problem
you to experience any creative
also ask “how will I recover,
is, every time we switch, there
endeavor with a far deeper
what if I do nothing and what
is a “ramping cost” in your
sense of equanimity and joy.
if I succeed?” Then build new stories around those questions. 2. Practice Mindfulness. Another important point is the ability to pull back and
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Discomfort Zone:
How to Master the Universe Of all the skills I’ve learned in
Think about this: many
created a life that was deeply
the past 7 years of changing my
people don’t eat vegetables
uncomfortable as a result.
life, one skill stands out:
because they don’t like the
Learning to be comfortable
taste. We’re not talking about
The beautiful thing is: I learned
with discomfort.
soul-wrenching pain here, not
that a little discomfort isn’t
Guantanamo torture, but a
a bad thing. In fact, it can be
If you learn this skill, you can
taste that’s just not something
something you enjoy, with a
master pretty much anything.
you’re used to. And so they eat
little training. When I learned
You can beat procrastination,
what they already like, which
this, I was able to change
start exercising, make your diet
is sweets and fried stuff and
everything, and am still pretty
healthier, learn a new language,
meats and cheeses and salty
good at changing because of
make it through challenges
things and lots of processed
this one skill.
and physically grueling events,
flour. Master your fear of discomfort,
explore new things, speak on a stage, let go of all that you
The simple act of learning to
and you can master the
know, and become a minimalist.
get used to something that
universe.
And that’s just the start.
tastes different — not really that hard in the grand scheme of
The way to master discomfort
Unfortunately, most people
life — makes people unhealthy,
is to do it comfortably. That
avoid discomfort. I mean, they
often overweight.
might sound contradictory, but it’s not. If you are afraid
really avoid it — at the first sign of discomfort, they’ll run
I know, because this was me
of discomfort, and you try to
as fast as possible in the other
for so many years. I became fat
beat discomfort with a really
direction. This is perhaps the
and sedentary and a smoker
gruelling activity, you will
biggest limiting factor for most
and deeply in debt with lots
probably give up and fail, and
people, and it’s why you can’t
of clutter and procrastination,
go back to comfort.
change your habits.
because I didn’t like things that were uncomfortable. And so I
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So do it in small doses.
Susan O’Connell has a favorite
you stay with it, and don’t do
Take meditation as an example.
meditation instruction that you
anything?
It’s not really that hard — you
can use for any activity actually:
just sit down and pay attention
when you’re meditating and
Smile. This is not trivial advice.
to your body and breath, in the
you feel like getting up, don’t;
If you can smile while being
present moment. You don’t
then when you feel the urge
uncomfortable, you can learn to
have to empty your mind (just
to get up a second time, don’t;
be happy with discomfort, with
notice your thoughts), you
and when you feel the urge to
practice.
don’t have to chant anything
get up a third time, then get up.
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weird, you just sit and pay
So you sit through the urge, the
Repeat this practice daily. It will
attention. If you don’t like
discomfort, twice before finally
be strange, perhaps difficult,
meditation, try a new healthy
giving in the third time. This is
at first, but soon your comfort
food, like kale or raw almonds
a nice balance, so that you’re
zone will expand. If you practice
or quinoa. Or a fairly easy
pushing your comfort zone a
it enough, with different
exercise if you’re sedentary, like
little. You can do this in exercise
activities, your comfort
walking or jogging.
and many other activities —
zone will expand to include
push a little.
discomfort. And then you can
Just do a little. You don’t have
master the universe.
to start by doing 30 minutes of
Watch the discomfort.
something you’re not used to
Watch yourself as you get
doing. Just do a few minutes.
a bit uncomfortable — are
Just start.
you starting to complain (internally)? Are you looking
Push out of your comfort zone,
for ways to avoid it? Where do
a little. My friend and Zen priest
you turn to? What happens if
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The New Rules of
TEXT: LEO BABAUTA IMAGE: STOCK XCHNG
FITNESS We’ve entered 2013, and yet most of us think of exercise like it’s 1991. Let’s toss out the old and welcome the new.
The old: long sessions
of jogging, or marathon sessions on the elliptical machine or treadmill, or working every bodypart individually on a dozen different weight machines and dumbbell stations, doing circuits in a women-oriented fitness center, taking danceaerobic or kickboxingaerobic classes. There’s nothing wrong with all that, but it’s not how we live today. Today, we live online, in a world of Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and Pinterest, of Gmail and iPhones. The way we live and think online isn’t at all how we think about fitness. Let’s take a cue from how we actually live and think today, and change up fitness.
The new:
SMALL
In the world of tweets and SMS, long classess or gym workouts just don’t seem to fit. We don’t have time for all of that. So toss out the workout, and instead think of fitness as small as a tweet. Sprint up a hill after getting off the train. Sprint up the stairs as you enter the office. Do some squats after sitting for 30 minutes. Let’s call it a fitness bit instead of a workout.
DISTRIBUTED
Everything out there in the cloud these days is not just on one server but distributed across many. Do bits of exercise throughout the day, distributed among all the other little tasks you’re doing. Do some yoga sun salutations in the morning, a bit of sprinting on the way to work, etc. It breaks up all the sitting you usually do, which is a good thing.
FUN
SOCIAL
Why is fitness so
We rarely do anything online or offline
boring to so many
without sharing it, or collaborating
people? They’re doing
with others. So share your fitness bits,
it wrong. It’s fun as
or do them with others.
hell. If you’ve been doing exercise you
OPEN
hate, find something
Share your best methods and learn from
funner: a sport, playing
each other. Find a good way, like open-
with your kids, running
source software has, to collaborate and
with a good friend.
improve fitness methods.
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These days, the best services allow you to
Remove anything that keeps you from
export your data anytime you want, and you
doing a fitness bit, remove any heavy
can take that data anywhere you want. Do the
stuff that slows you down before
same for exercise. Just do it wherever you are.
exercise. What are some of the barriers? Having to go to a gym, sign up for a class, get some clothes or equipment.
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