Celia Fidalgo

I'm working on something creative and fun that's going to take a few weeks of sustained effort to finish. It's funny... the more excited I am about the end goal, the harder it is to stay motivated, to stay patient, to not rush. It shouldn't be this hard to enjoy the journey😅

Originality = depth and breadth of sources.

“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” - André Gide

Psych professor Robert Boice studied writing habits of his colleagues and found the most productive made writing a smaller part of their routine than others. As short as ten mins a day, never more than 4 hours. That made it easier to be consistent.

Reading 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. It made me realize why getting started on important work is so hard. Starting something big/important makes us bored. Why? Boredom is "an intense reaction to the deeply uncomfortable experience of confronting your limited control."

Find the energy to start... And then, to keep going. That's all there is to it.

RT @writes_eve: Decide it's going to be: • Take x10 longer than you thought. • More difficult than you ever imagined. • Be more painful th…

I recently saw the idea that, in order to do great work, you must learn to not lie to yourself. And procrastination is a form of lying to yourself. What's the lie? "Work? What work?" "I'm too tired" "I can still hit my goals if I wait" "Maybe my goals aren't that important"

The most important thing is to figure out where you should be investing your time. What are you obsessed with? What are you better at than other people? What could you spend hours on? Find it. And invest everything you can.

If You Only Chase "Sustainable" Ways of Living, You'll Miss Your Biggest Dreams https://t.co/lA8KFZojnZ

You can do anything you want with your life. But not everything.

It's hard to keep pushing when progress is slow. To put in the same effort day-in and day-out and not see movement. These are the days I tell myself its more important to fall in love with a process, with a system, with a habit, than to fall in love with a goal.

We see our role models at their peak. We don't see their starting point Or the hours put in Or the sacrifices over time. If we did, we would envy them less.

I used to not like posting on social media, because frankly, who cares what I have to say? Then I realized I have a responsibility to amplify ideas that will make the world better. At the very least, to spread joy. If you're reading this, I hope you have a great day :)

The Hardest Lesson About Consistency https://t.co/UkPePxu7PJ

In a Harvard study, one group of students bought a poster that they could later return. Another group bought a poster on final sale. Later, the group who couldn't return their poster was happier with their decision. Choices plague us. Better to choose once and choose well.

Pay Yourself First. Not With Money, but With Time. https://t.co/yF4HwR75Gj