Ok, most of the book is just talk and random ideas but some of the chapters really resonate with me and really motivated me. “On Freedom”, “On Motivation” and Declaration II “We shall Reclaim Our Agenda”. Note that there are in total 9 declarations but I did not find anything else useful. I have probably read “We shall Reclaim Our Agenda” 5 times now.
On Freedom
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On Motivation
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We shall Reclaim Our Agenda
This chapter is more of like Deep Work book.
Didi we spent th vast majority of the day doing meaningful acitvities rather than being slacve to distraction?
We forget what we want and get distracted.
We sayyes to so many things that we end up with no time to do the things that matter to us.
People who master thri days:
What they did not do was waster their days meandering about or marching under the banner of someone’s else ambition.
Contrast their life with the world’s stragglers and complainers, who are undirected, passionless, and afraid of work.
They fail to peer above their immediate task to see where they were headed, preferring the illusory sense of progress at having checked off some trifling task.
They do not strike with real desire or discipline.
They live unconsciously or in quiet denial, unable to face the truth that their own life agenda is strangely absent or insignificant.
Let us not forget that our simple efforts and daily triumphs can gather weight and motion to become an unstoppable force toward a focused and free life (an idea from “The compound effect” or “Atomic Habits”).
We shall Advance with Abandon
Let us remember that when we take action,
an invisible force gathers all around us,
pulling in opportunities that align with our purpose,
propelling us with momentum to our freedom.