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Be In A Good Mood For No Reason
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- If the cost is peace of mind, don't buy it.
- Which means the entire excuse around I don't want to do all these hard things because as a proxy it makes my mood sad is ridiculous because it means that we are ultimately in control of how we want to perceive the work that we do.
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0:00If you can be in a bad mood for no reason, you might as well be in a good mood for no reason. If it's not going to change your life, it shouldn't change your mood. If the cost is peace of mind, don't buy it. >> If you can be in a bad mood for no reason, then you can be in a good mood for no reason. Which means that if you can do something that's amazing and still have a day, it means you can do something that sucks and have a good day. Which means the entire excuse around I don't want to do all these hard things because as a proxy it makes my mood sad is ridiculous because it means that we are ultimately in control of how we want to perceive the work that we do.
0:31So I think that is ultimately the most freeing thing that you can do in terms of how you can equip yourself to get through those harder periods.