The First Thing

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After much reflection, The First Thing won’t be returning anytime soon.
Jan 4, 2022 • 
Amelia Zimmerman

December 2021

Done
Done > good > perfect.
Dec 22, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
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Starting, finishing
Having an idea is different to making it happen, and usually we are better at one or the other.
Dec 21, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
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Yes and no
Perhaps life is simply a process of discovery by elimination.
Dec 20, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
Over and over
The people who get places are the people who are willing to do the same things over, and over, and over again.
Dec 17, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
Multitudes
You contain multitudes: embrace them.
Dec 16, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
Outcomes
Get in the habit imagining worst case scenarios.
Dec 15, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
A time for everything
There is a time to add and a time to subtract.
Dec 14, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
Reflections
What you see in your mirror is not what others see.
Dec 13, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
Chicken or egg?
My seven-year-old niece is doing a research presentation on chickens.
Dec 6, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
Perfectionism
I’m all for doing your best, but life on the other side of perfectionism is the only place you can find true satisfaction.
Dec 3, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
Gratitude
Back to stress for a minute.
Dec 2, 2021 • 
Amelia Zimmerman
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