Art-In-Progress

Discoveries about the brain from a neuroscientist, a quote about beating resistance, my latest find in creator platforms, one motivational audio, and an insightful tweet on productivity

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TikTok Finding

Check out this TikTok carousel where neuroscientist Charlotte unveils five discoveries about our brains during the healing process.

She starts with an interesting point that confirms a long suspicion of mine:

The brain isn't designed to be happy, but it can become happy.
Biologically, it's designed for survival, to scan for danger, to 'blend in' with a pack.
Happiness truly is a mindset that is adopted, built & nurtured - it's not a natural given.

We're wired for survival, not for happiness. No wonder why it's easier to remember negative things than positive experiences.

Quote to Reflect On

On habits:

Resistance hates two qualities above all others: concentration and depth. Why? Because when we work with focus and we work deep, we succeed.
How did Tom Brady master the art of the forward pass? How did Picasso paint? How did Yo-Yo Ma learn the cello?
Resistance wants to keep us shallow and unfocused. So it makes the superficial and the vain intoxicating.
Have you checked your e-mail in the last half hour? When you sit down to do your work, do you leave your web connection on?
It can be fatal, keeping up with the Kardashians

—Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

Platform I'm Loving

WIP.co

WIP is a platform for makers to track progress, support each other, and stay accountable. It was built by the serial maker Marc Köhlbrugge.

Here's what my feed looks like:

Posting on WIP it's helping me stay productive without spamming my Twitter with daily updates.

What I've Been Listening To

The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale was an American motivational speaker. He is one of the founding fathers of self-development and has inspired figures such as Tony Robbins and Brian Tracy.
In this recording, he tells you how we can reach our goals and experience a more meaningful existence.

My favorite idea:

The human mind is the last great unexplored continent on the earth. It contains riches beyond our wildest dreams. It will return anything we want to plant.

Motivating and inspiring. His message is over 40 years old and, of course, it is still relevant as then.

Insightful Tweet to Check Out

Came across this tweet from Sam Tackeff that I found super insightful:

I do have a "not doing" list, which includes things like:

• Mindless scrolling

• Consuming without producing

• Wasting time trying to solve small problems that might end up solving by themselves

Do you have a "not doing" list?

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I would love to hear your feedback!

Which thing did make your brain tickle? Is there something you would take off the list?
Send me a DM on Twitter or an email to paulina at paulinasaez ddot com.
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Paulina

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