MJ @mjmusing

Musings on ambition, creativity and meaning. Recovering finance professional Joined February 2012

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MJ @mjmusing

2 weeks ago

Paying Attention is a Skill I find myself wondering sometimes, why meditate. Why journal. Why do any form of self improvement if the idea is that we already have everything we need in this moment. The very practice of trying to improve feels like we are looking outside of…

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3 weeks ago

Writing Without a Purpose Sitting down to journal, or write without any sort of goal in mind, can feel like a waste of time. Doubts creep in. Why am I doing this? What is the purpose, what is it leading to? It feels like there needs to be a reason – whether its getting paid,…

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3 weeks ago

Feeling like you could be successful at a lot of things is a great way to be successful at nothing. Inevitably its just going to lead to choosing a default path – one without much resistance, that doesn’t require conviction or any sort of explanation

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3 weeks ago

This is very true, but its also not the full story. Anxiety isnt going to go away on its own, but action simply for the sake of action is just a form of avoidance. The anxiety might go away temporarily, but it will come back stronger than ever. Its just kicking the can down the…

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MJ @mjmusing

4 weeks ago

The Art of Overthinking Overthinking is a form of perfectionism. Rather than getting started and taking action, you wait until everything is exactly right to do anything. You obsess about small details that just aren’t relevant yet. It’s a form of procrastination But heres the…

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4 weeks ago

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about truly creative work, and the difference between that type of work and merely creating content for an audience. The way I think about it is true creative work is raw and authentic. It doesn’t care about finding a niche or appealing to a…

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4 weeks ago

Learning to invest will make you a better thinker: 1. Balance conflicting viewpoints. There are two sides to every story. The best investments, the ones you will learn to bet big on, are the ones where you understand both sides well enough to articulate them and can explain why…

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a month ago

Expectations are a happiness killer. The world is objectively getting better. We live longer than ever, we have more advanced technology, we have infinitely more opportunities for how we live. But we also see how everyone else is doing, at least the glamorous parts of their…

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a month ago

3 questions to ask yourself if you want to seriously improve your relationship to money: 1. What does money symbolize to me? Money is never just about money. Is it safety? Freedom? Validation? Power? 2. What am I projecting onto money / people who have money? Envy? Greed?…

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a month ago

Most people are afraid of running out of money. Bill Perkins wrote a book called Die with Zero, where he starts by saying he hopes he runs out of money, and then spends the book talking about how he is going to do ensure he does that. It flips our script around money completely.…

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a month ago

Boundaries are a trendy topic today – and generally speaking I agree they are important. Our lives are so busy that if you don’t set them there’s almost no way to function and keep a clear head. But the biggest boundary of all is one nobody mentions – which is what we choose to…

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a month ago

I see a lot of people today talking about how salaries aren’t keeping up with inflation, nobody can afford a house or afford to have kids, etc. etc. All fair points and no argument here, and clearly the frustration these are causing among younger generations is supported by data…

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MJ @mjmusing

a month ago

Doing anything to slow down today feels like an act of quiet rebellion. Reading old physical books instead of scrolling your phone or watching Netflix. Taking even 10 minutes out of your day – 10 minutes! – to meditate or practice conscious breathing. Going for a walk in nature…

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a month ago

A common strategy when starting to write is to save your best ideas. You’re worried about running out of material, and afraid to waste them I’ve felt this too. I have ideas I have been sitting on for years because I was afraid to do anything with them Its scarcity mindset in…

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a month ago

A lot of people procrastinate doing any kind of creative work or self improvement until they achieve their financial goals. Let me get rich, and then I’ll worry about that. It’s a type of hero’s journey – go out into the world, be successful, and then return home to focus on…