Daily Spark
1 idea daily about doing our best work and living a meaningful life. Website: https://willsblog.medium.com/
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- 1403
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
#45 Bigfoot, unicorns, and guarantees
If the work and change you seek to create matters enough, creating the best possible chance for it by trying is worth the effort alone.
#44 Personal space ethic
There’s nothing wrong with taking pride in your work ethic, but perhaps now more than ever it’s clear that an equal amount pride should be taken in Personal Space ethic — the kind that is intentional…
#43 The joy of missing out
When it comes to preserving your sanity, being fully engaged and energized, and being happy, choosing to miss out on some things is one of the best decisions you can make for your wellbeing.
#42 You cannot please everyone
Your work isn’t going to please everyone and that’s okay, because it’s not for everyone. It’s for the people embrace it.
#41 No.
The ability to say 'no' is one of the most powerful yet underrated ways we can affirm our values, protect our energy, and ensure that we focus only on the things that truly matter in life.
#38 Ask anyways
The sooner you are able to embrace asking all questions that matter to you, the sooner you can begin to freely, confidently, and shamelessly explore all facets of life in a way that you perhaps never…
#32 Duct tape etiquette
Part of being an effective solver is knowing what a duct tape solution looks like, and whether it truly meets the needs or not for the problem at hand.
#28 Your work is an evolving synonym
The work is never stuck. Achieving better work happens when you create enough reasons over time for the work to actually be better.
#27 The condition for happiness
No matter where you have been in life, no matter how you slice it, close examination will reveal that you in a very practical sense are the gate keeper to your own happiness.
#26 It's okay to not be okay
We need to normalize bad days-- not because we particularly enjoy or desire them but because everyone has them from time to time. It’s part of being a human. It's okay to not be okay.
#25 The practicality of empowerment
We rarely understand the full impact of words, actions, and experiences isn’t obvious until after the fact. Therefore, it is a generally good policy to assume that all of the words, actions, and expe…
#24 You are free to reinvent
Choosing to reinvent in a moment's notice — to go a different way that you will not regret — is a powerful recourse that is available to you.