Even when we’re not working, we need to juggle family, passions, friends, and our health. Understand?”Ħ0% of Americans struggle to maintain a good work-life balance and 46% say they never have time to relax according to a Groupon study. Miyagi and Bruce Lee agree: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” - Bruce Lee “Better learn balance. Be the person who reads 10 and grew because of every single one. It’s easier to learn and forget something new rather than employ deep thinking to push up a steep part of a learning curve.ĭon’t be the person who reads 200 books in a year. In Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, he describes the brain as wanting to minimise its own load. I’ve been trapped in this cycle before of finding ways to waste time but justifying it because it’s “productive”. We can read hundreds of stories and think we are progressing but really we can’t remember anything we read. The internet seems determined to fill our heads with useless information. “You trust the quality of what you know, not quantity.” Anything to make it harder for you to overlook them when you’re teetering on the edge. Define to yourself the lines you never want to cross. It’s like trying to run with one leg going forwards and the other going backward.īe mindful of the person you want to be. You’re increasing the likelihood of failure by half-doing and half-doubting as we struggle to multitask effectively. If part of your brain is focusing on failure then you aren’t using your full potential on the task at hand. Jumped is generous as stumbled with my eyes closed is more accurate. The problem was I was still in two minds when I jumped so had a crushingly painful landing. Once in an obstacle course, I had to trampoline off a platform 4 meters high into an ice-cold river. Walk middle, sooner or later, get squish, just like grape.” ![]() Instead of reacting out of haste, take your time to uncover different sources, and follow the experts. Be curious about the world around you and don’t give in to those trying to outrage you. Yet this isn't an excuse to be uninformed as we can choose what we believe. Netflix’s The Great Hack and The Social Dilemma have shown algorithms intentionally showing us posts to feed our biases. We are surrounded by lies and half-truths and trust in the media is trending downward. Many tech experts believe we are now living in the age of misinformation. But they are more important now than they’ve ever been. Miyagi uttered these words decades before we had access to a million sources of information at our fingertips. “Lie become truth only if person want to believe it” I’ve picked out the ones I felt were most authentic and could improve your life the most. As an adult, I thought rewatching would taint my memories but it’s only furthered my respect for the brilliance of his lessons. The character is so illuminating because he’s based on the screenwriter’s real-life sensei. Miyagi transforms the student’s beliefs through karate and helps him mature to become a more enlightened version of himself - ignoring The Karate Kid III. Miyagi’s student struggled to adapt to a new school and his mind was a mess. Last night, my Mom tells me she got transferred by her company to their new branch.In the story, Mr. Why couldn't she just lie to me or something?ĭon't worry, they are. You know what else she does? She tells me she's fallen in love with some football player from UCLA. And I don't know what she's done to my engine, but that ain't running right either. First I let Ali borrow this car and she re-designs my fender. when man confronts you, he is enemy.Īh, Daniel-san! Must've been some senior prom. you're hurting him! He's sorry, he really is, OK? You're nothing! You lost! You're a loser! ![]() Second place? Second place is no place! You're off the team! You see? If you put your mind to it, anything can happen.Ĭome on, that's not fair! I got second place! O-Bon will be held in castle, now and forever! Well, can they have it in the castle? I mean, that's where it really belongs, isn't it? Sato? You know, O-Bon dance is soon, and it's going to be really hard, the way things are, to have it here in the village. Hey, what's all this? What's Sato doing here?
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