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Mindset by Carol Dweck mixed with one or 2 quotes from Steve Jobs. That’s really it.

These made me realized how much control I can have on my life.

To sum all that up for you using my own words: If I die tomorrow, I’ll make today the most meaningful day of my life. Rinse and repeat.

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The thing is, if I were to die tomorrow, there are a lot of things I would do today that I would not do today if I expect to die in 40 years. So what is 'meaningful' depends entirely on your expectations. If you keep living your life as if you might die tomorrow, you'll never go to school, never have children, etc. etc.

"meaningful depends entirely on your expectations".

Totally. That's what I meant. To me personally a meaningful day means no complaints, good connections with people, have at least a positive impact on people, etc. This doesn't have to be extreme. It's a strategy to push away negative thoughts and to focus on what really matters every single day.

I'm planning to pick up Mindset next. I've been already hearing a lot of recommendation about this book.

The best part about this book is that there's zero marketing around "how to be successful in life" or "what successful people do" or "how to become rich". But it actually describes the real way to achieve those things :) unlike 99% of books with flashy titles, etc. It's been an eye opener!

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