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Rob Dixon's avatar

Interesting to me as a 56 year old father of 3, professional job, owner of houses and coach and athlete and friend, son, brother is that real life is the octopus, with its many tentacles. As you choose big things (job, marriage, kids) you must be willing to shrink your personal self / ego for the well being of those things that you choose that are bigger than you. There are few to no opportunities for this optimal work/rest paradigm. Duty to others trumps all, especially if you choose to honour your big choices, the long term ones, the ones that really matter. You certainly don’t want to find yourself in no man’s land. So choose wisely, young Jedi.

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Roberto Babaran Jr.'s avatar

Super relatable! Have definitely thought about this problem myself, and love how you're taking the problem on from different angles. Another James Clear concept I loved was the embracing constraints - e.g. if I gave myself only 30 minutes each day to get an 80/20 outcome in health or relationships, what actions would be most impactful

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