🧠 Taming the Overthinking Monster
Mental chatter is when your brain won't stop spinning with worries. Think of it like an uninvited horror movie playing in your head.
The Stonecutter Principle (Kobe Bryant kept this in his locker):
- A stonecutter hammers a rock hundreds of times before it splits
- Success comes from consistent effort, not one big dramatic moment
- Jumping between different approaches = hammering many rocks, breaking none
Key insight from James Clear: We get better at whatever we practice, good or bad. Every day, you are practicing something.
Ego vs. Mission: Are you arguing to be right, or arguing to learn? One feeds your ego. The other feeds your growth.
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