Newsletter Week 3 | 2020

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It's Sunday, which means that it's time for an email packed with some great content, just for you.

What I've made for youArticlesStoic Wisdom: 11 Principles For A Better Life

A look at Seneca and his Letters, drawing out 11 principles which are all made into practical and feasible tasks and habits to perform in order to lead a better life.

VideosThe Best Books I've Read in 2019A video format of my previous article, The Best Books I've Read In 2019. These are the life-changing books that I've read last year; all of which I'd encourage anyone to read.Weekly Advice

I recently posted a tweet giving the following advice. In case you didn't see it:

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ― Seneca Start building immediately and you'll see the results later - even in ways you wouldn't ever have expected. Building is, for example:> Learning new skills.> Cultivating good habits.> Networking> Working out

Quote of the Week"It is not enough to find a purpose that unifies one's goals; one must also carry through and meet its challenges. The purpose must result in strivings; intent has to be translated into action." — Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiRecommended VideoIn this video, Will Smith tells the story of him and his brother building a wall for his father and the life lesson that he learned from it. I used this example in my article Stoic Wisdom: 11 Principles For A Better Life and thought that you would enjoy hearing the story in full from the man himself.Click here to watch it

If you are unable to watch the video, or for any other reason you want to read the story instead:

Will Smith told a story in which he, along with his brother, was told to build a wall. He was only 12 years old at the time, so it seemed impossible. At one point, he even said to himself “There will be nothing but a giant hole here forever!”. But then, one and a half years later, they finished the wall — they laid the final brick. Their father stood back and said “don’t y’all ever tell me that you can’t do something” and walked into the shop.

The lesson that Will learned was that you don’t set out to build the biggest, baddest wall ever built. You set out to lay a brick as perfectly as a brick has ever been laid before. You do that every single day, and soon you’ll have a wall. It’s difficult to take that first step when you see how huge the task is, but remember… It’s always just one brick.

To your success. Regards, Christian Bager Bach Houmann