The Restory Retreat Centre

I recently discovered this list by Tony Schwartz, CEO of The Energy Project . He wrote it on the 1st of May this year and it is so full of simple solid wisdom that I really want to share it. I also want to live it. Tomorrow is my birthday — always an opportunity for reflection, but especially this time. For several weeks now, I've been thinking about what I've learned during the past six decades that really matters. Here's a first pass: 1. The more we know about ourselves, the more power we have to behave better.  Humility is underrated. We each have an infinite capacity for self-deception — countless unconscious ways we protect ourselves from pain, uncertainty, and responsibility — often at the expense of others and of ourselves. Endless introspection can turn into self-indulgence, but deepening self-awareness is essential to freeing ourselves from our reactive, habitual behaviors. 2. Notice the good.  We each carry an evolutionary predisposition to dwell on what...