Posts Tagged ‘past’

How to Avoid Getting Stuck in the Past

Do you have a trophy room? This is a place where you keep your various trophies, certificates, award plaques, autographed trinkets and other things that remind you of past accomplishments. This could be a fireplace mantle, space on a bookshelf, a downstairs room or a building depending on what you have been up to. If you have one of these, be careful to avoid getting stuck in the past. They… » Continue

July 16 2008 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: development, growth, motivation, past, Productivity | 4 comments»

The Use and Abuse of Regret

Two weeks ago, I asked Lifehack.org readers what advice you’d offer to your younger self, knowing what you know today. The responses were a little overwhelming — powerful, powerful stuff. More and better responses than I had hoped for, to be honest.

I’m not sure what advice I’d offer my younger self. I’ve messed up a lot, taken a lot of wrong turns, but even the wrong… » Continue

January 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: development, learning, mistake, past, regret | 11 comments»