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The Last Thing
After much reflection, The First Thing won’t be returning anytime soon. If you’re a writer, join me at insideoutnewsletter.substack.com for weekly…
Jan 4, 2022
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Amelia Zimmerman
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December 2021
Done
Done > good > perfect. Whatever you’re working on, at the very least, get it done. If you’ve got more in the tank, make it better. Try for perfect if…
Dec 22, 2021
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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. You probably already know this about yourself: are you a…
Dec 21, 2021
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Yes and no
Perhaps life is simply a process of discovery by elimination. You must be willing to say yes to all of it and then, after, brave enough to say no to…
Dec 20, 2021
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Amelia Zimmerman
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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. Yes, there is a place for questioning…
Dec 17, 2021
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Amelia Zimmerman
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Multitudes
You contain multitudes: embrace them. Do not try to make yourself less than you are.
Dec 16, 2021
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Amelia Zimmerman
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Outcomes
Get in the habit imagining worst case scenarios. Not mindlessly—intentionally. Ask yourself, honestly, what the absolute possible worst outcome could…
Dec 15, 2021
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Amelia Zimmerman
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A time for everything
There is a time to add and a time to subtract. A time to multiply and a time to simplify. A time for everything and a time for nothing. The time comes…
Dec 14, 2021
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Amelia Zimmerman
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Reflections
What you see in your mirror is not what others see. You see a face reflected in reverse; others see a face projected outwards, which is why you look…
Dec 13, 2021
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Amelia Zimmerman
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Chicken or egg?
My seven-year-old niece is doing a research presentation on chickens. “What comes first,” we asked her at the table. “Chicken or egg?” “Egg,” she said…
Dec 6, 2021
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Amelia Zimmerman
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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. A perfectionist’s work is…
Dec 3, 2021
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Gratitude
Back to stress for a minute. Sometimes stress feels so…stressful because we blow our own problems out of proportion. (That’s why it’s always easier to…
Dec 2, 2021
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