Intent
I was lost in life, not knowing my purpose, till I started reading. The first book I picked up after a looong time, and actually finished reading from cover to cover was Atomic Habits by James Clear. The key take way for me is that nothing great in life is achieved without effort. You can't become a person of wisdom if you don't read widely or if you don't seek out and learn from new experiences. If you want to get fitter and look better, just sitting and thinking about it won't change anything. You got to start doing . Motivation is over-rated. It may get you started but it's also very fleeting and unreliable. Mr Motivation may set you in motion running 2km a day, but what happens on the 3rd day when you weigh in expectantly and see barely any results? Results is not instantaneous - something we have accustomised to and grow to expect in this new high tech era. You can't become smarter just by downloading a book, you got to read it. You can't expect to l...