Picture
This is what AI created when I fed it back its own visual description of rockstar Steven Tyler.
Health/Wellness
Paradoxically, the more “motivated” a healthy behavior, the less sustainable (and thus successful) it is. Great initial effort creates initial results then burnout. Steady habits create forever results.
Money
When he died, Richard Jenrette (founder of investment bank DLJ), left behind these 24 lessons. My favorites include: “problems create opportunities for change”, and “keep your standards high in all you do”.
Random
I chose Steven Tyler above because of this cool site which compares over 100 versions of the US national anthem – including from Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Billy Joel, and more. Steven Tyler’s insanely high version from the 2001 Indy 500 was the one that impressed me most.
Reflection/Quote
“Loving someone is like moving into a house,” Sonja used to say. “At first you fall in love with all the new things, amazed every morning that all this belongs to you, as if fearing that someone would suddenly come rushing in through the door to explain that a terrible mistake had been made, you weren’t actually supposed to live in a wonderful place like this. Then over the years the walls become weathered, the wood splinters here and there, and you start to love that house not so much because of all its perfection, but rather for its imperfections. You get to know all the nooks and crannies. How to avoid getting the key caught in the lock when it’s cold outside. Which of the floorboards flex slightly when one steps on them or exactly how to open the wardrobe doors without them creaking. These are the little secrets that make it your home.” -Frederick Backman
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