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Exterior mindfulness (some call it minimalism) only works when we solve for enough.

The momentum can’t build if it’s constantly derailed at the start. The climate crisis […] can essentially be what brings us all together to work towards a common and greater goal.

The problem, and it’s obvious, is that whatever sucks that I’m running away from will be there once I stop working. or doing things like not being available on the weekends, because they’re the weekends.

But really I work not because it's super-happy-fun-time each and every time I turn on my computer, but because if I do a bit of work first, then I have the freedom to not work later.

So the answer and idea here is nuanced and more of an “it depends” than anything else. ​ we tend to forget that every single digit represent individual people. If you gathered them in a room, and spoke to each one, you’d probably feel a whole lot different about how large your positive impact is than simply viewing that number in a spreadsheet.

My own writing and knowledge exists to help you find ways to think about the problems only you can solve and questions to ask yourself to figure out how to proceed. ​ Asking for help or guidance isn’t wrong, it’s just not always required to proceed.

I never make products because I want to make money while I sleep or hear beeps on my phone alerting me of sales, while I sit around in my underpants. I make products because I enjoy making things and providing value to others. I also make products because I enjoy actively doing work. I don’t care about the easy road or hacking the system to make money without effort. I like making money because there’s effort involved. It’s hard work, and it feels good.

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