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Just One Thing

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Basically, practice pulls weeds and plants flowers in the garden of your mind—and thus in your brain. That improves your garden, plus it makes you a better gardener: you get more skillful at directing your attention, thinking clearly, managing your feelings, motivating yourself, getting more resilient, and riding life’s roller-coaster. ^ref-36282

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You’re offering beautiful gifts to your future self—the one being in the world you have the most power over and therefore the greatest duty to. ^ref-61350

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As the saying has it, their lack of planning does not make it your emergency. ^ref-13270

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