Welcome to the Mind Fuzz newsletter, a recap of three things that are on my mind this week.
1. Defining Wealth
What does wealth mean to you?
I’ll be the first one to admit – money excites the hell out of me.
It’s an obsession I’ve been actively trying to curb for the last few years, and my trip to Europe (living off savings for months) did a good job at nullifying this.
To me, wealth isn’t about being able to buy stuff.
Wealth is freedom.
It’s the ability to say no, to do whatever I want, wherever I want, whenever I want.
It’s staying home with your dog on a rainy day and cuddling on the couch rather than having to go to a job you hate.
That’s wealth to me – and I don’t think that’s a bad thing to chase.
What does wealth mean to you? Are your current actions aligned with this value?
Sure, it may take some sacrifice now, but if you know your hard work is aligned with your future goals, things get a hell of a lot easier.
2. Productive Procrastination
Unpopular opinion alert…
Self-improvement books are the sneakiest form of procrastination.
Hear me out.
Self-improvement books are incredible for those looking to transform their lives.
But without action, they are worthless.
And to me, knowledge without action simply gives the illusion of progress.
If you’re jumping from book to book without actually implementing the learnings to better your life, then what’s the point of reading them in the first place?
I speak from experience.
I would knock over a book in a week just so I could tick another one off my list and start learning about that next new big idea that would transform my life.
All the while I would remain that same, awkward, average kid who struggled to muster up an interesting conversation with someone.
Taking action is the most uncomfortable part, that’s why it’s often skipped.
But that discomfort is where the magic happens.
Pick a book, read it, implement it.
3. Bliss Of Ignorance
“Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one’s awareness of one’s ignorance,” Anthony de Mello.
I’m stupid and insignificant.
But isn’t that amazing?
I don’t have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
I don’t have to have opinions on things I know nothing about.
I am aware of my ignorance, I am free.
Maturing is realising that, really, you don’t know as much as you think you do.
And your life is much better for it.
A closing question for you
Instead of a closing question this week, I want to show you a song/video that made me really, really happy.
For no reason other than hoping it makes you happy, too.
