Author: Josh Terry
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SOLVING LONELINESS
If you’re sad because you’re lonely, then you need to assume that no one else can fix your problem. This is hard because people make you less lonely and it’s easy to think other people made you sad because they weren’t there when you needed them. But they’re not to blame for your loneliness. Because…
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DISCIPLINE AND DESIRE
If you want to be disciplined then listen to this. Sometimes you need to discipline yourself. To learn to do things that you don’t wanna do. But you also must train your desire. A lot of people think desires are just random irresponsible things. But think about it this way. If you want to touch…
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IT APPLIES TO EVERYONE
There are broad ideas that apply to everyone. But when someone shares their experience and says, “if everyone just did this, everything would be great,” run the other way. Because that person hasn’t had the life experience to realize that whatever advice they’re giving worked for them because they applied the right advice in the…
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IF YOU’RE BORED
If you’re bored, you need more rules in your life. This might sound like the opposite of what you want. But healthy order enables better chaos. So if you set up rules that make you more stable, you’ll have more energy to play when you get bored. If your life is a mess then all…
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ROCK BOTTOM
Here’s why people’s lives get better when they hit rock bottom. When you’re at your worst. You must do what works or sink below rock bottom, which is nowhere. In other words, going lower isn’t an option. Rock bottom forces you to look at what you’re doing and do something that works or lose yourself.…
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BELIEVING YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
There’s a belief that if you believe you can do anything, then you can. But this is what happens. When you believe you can do anything you try really hard. And when a bunch of people try really hard a couple of them make it. And then stand on top and tell everyone else how…
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HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS
There’s a limit to how far you can go. And the more you understand and observe that limit the farther you can go. Overtraining in the gym is an obvious example of this. If you push too far past what you can do you will become less capable. But there’s a version of overtraining in…
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HOW TO LEARN TO APPRECIATE FAILURE
Learning to like failure isn’t easy. But it’s doable. Many people have learned to use their mistakes to become better and even enjoy the process. The way to start is by understanding that learning to like failure is a skill set, not a discovery. Then give yourself practice with small failures. Build yourself up. If…
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GREATEST TRICK TO BENEFITING FROM FAILURE
One of the best solutions to failure is to change your goal. If your goal is to make a light bulb on the first try, and the light bulb doesn’t work, then you’ve failed. But if your goal is to invent a light bulb eventually. The failed bulb is information on the overall project. It…
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YOU CAN GO THROUGH PAIN AND STILL WIN
I started playing the violin when I was nine years old. I went to college for it. I taught music for many years. I lived the artist’s life through and through. And I didn’t do it well. Several years ago, after living through financial hell, depression, fatigue, a broken immune system, developing OCD, experiencing pain…