One pattern I’ve noticed in all miserable people: They’re trapped...
Taylin John Simmonds@TaylinSimmonds
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Sep 29, 2024
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One pattern I’ve noticed in all miserable people:
They’re trapped in their darkest thoughts.
The system I use to escape the cold, dark maze of looping thoughts:
They’re trapped in their darkest thoughts.
The system I use to escape the cold, dark maze of looping thoughts:
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1/ The Mind-Body Problem
If your body is out of balance, your thoughts will be too.
To clear your mind, start by moving your body.
Lift weights, go for a run, burn off the excess energy that fuels negative thinking.
Physical alignment = mental alignment
If your body is out of balance, your thoughts will be too.
To clear your mind, start by moving your body.
Lift weights, go for a run, burn off the excess energy that fuels negative thinking.
Physical alignment = mental alignment
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2/ ‘The Bright Side’ mental model
All things in life come with both good and bad.
Ｘ- This work is hard, I have to do it or I’ll get fired
✓ - This work is hard, I get to challenge myself to improve
Which you focus on is up to you.
All things in life come with both good and bad.
Ｘ- This work is hard, I have to do it or I’ll get fired
✓ - This work is hard, I get to challenge myself to improve
Which you focus on is up to you.
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3/ Wishes only work in fairy tales
Suffering = wishing the present was different.
Wishing you were somewhere else, with someone else, doing something else, leads to negative thoughts.
Accept the present as it is - even if it’s bad.
Your negative thoughts will lose their power.
Suffering = wishing the present was different.
Wishing you were somewhere else, with someone else, doing something else, leads to negative thoughts.
Accept the present as it is - even if it’s bad.
Your negative thoughts will lose their power.
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You can only change your life when you accept the reality of where you are.
It's like a video game—wishing you were on level 10 won’t help if you haven’t beaten the first boss.
Face your current reality before leveling up.
It's like a video game—wishing you were on level 10 won’t help if you haven’t beaten the first boss.
Face your current reality before leveling up.
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4/ Comparison is a double-edged sword
Look up at people ahead of you? You’ll feel inadequate.
Look down at people behind you? You’ll feel superior.
But here’s a better way:
Comparison becomes a tool for growth when you compare your current self to your past self.
Look up at people ahead of you? You’ll feel inadequate.
Look down at people behind you? You’ll feel superior.
But here’s a better way:
Comparison becomes a tool for growth when you compare your current self to your past self.
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5/ Un-mask the monster
Our fears are our greatest enemies.
But most people don’t truly know what they’re afraid of. This makes the fear worse (fear of the unknown).
When fear is shrouded in mystery, our imaginations create catastrophe.
The solution?
Our fears are our greatest enemies.
But most people don’t truly know what they’re afraid of. This makes the fear worse (fear of the unknown).
When fear is shrouded in mystery, our imaginations create catastrophe.
The solution?
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Shine your mental flashlight directly on your fear.
Get curious about what exactly you’re afraid of.
Is it failure, judgment, uncertainty?
Mystery gives fear power.
Clarity gives you power.
Get curious about what exactly you’re afraid of.
Is it failure, judgment, uncertainty?
Mystery gives fear power.
Clarity gives you power.
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6/ Bring order to the chaos
Overthinking keeps you trapped in your darkest thoughts.
But writing forces you to sort through the noise, shed the garbage, and find clarity.
If you’re in pain, talk to the paper.
Overthinking keeps you trapped in your darkest thoughts.
But writing forces you to sort through the noise, shed the garbage, and find clarity.
If you’re in pain, talk to the paper.
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7/ Transform pain into purpose
Writing has the power to do more than organize your thoughts.
It can convert negative energy into influence, wealth, and lasting purpose.
“Worry is a misuse of imagination”—redirect yours toward creating instead.
Writing has the power to do more than organize your thoughts.
It can convert negative energy into influence, wealth, and lasting purpose.
“Worry is a misuse of imagination”—redirect yours toward creating instead.
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The new path that’s available to you:
1. Write in your journal to find yourself
2. Write on social media to find your tribe
3. Build an audience of passionate followers
4. Solve their problems with products/services
5. Profit and scale to help more people
1. Write in your journal to find yourself
2. Write on social media to find your tribe
3. Build an audience of passionate followers
4. Solve their problems with products/services
5. Profit and scale to help more people
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I spent my 20s over-thinking, under-acting, and wallowing in negative thoughts.
But in the last 3 years I’ve attracted over 120,000 followers and built a multi-6 figure online business.
What changed?
I started channeling those thoughts into writing. But not just any writing…
But in the last 3 years I’ve attracted over 120,000 followers and built a multi-6 figure online business.
What changed?
I started channeling those thoughts into writing. But not just any writing…
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The future of writing isn’t books, blogs, and essays.
It’s tweets, threads, and newsletters.
If you want to turn your over-thinking habit into a profitable writing habit:
Become a Micro-Writer.
taylinsimmonds.com/waitlist
It’s tweets, threads, and newsletters.
If you want to turn your over-thinking habit into a profitable writing habit:
Become a Micro-Writer.
taylinsimmonds.com/waitlist
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Thanks for reading.
Follow me @Taylinsimmonds if you like hard shell tacos and audience building advice.
And if you learned something, share the 1st tweet.
Until next time,
TS
Follow me @Taylinsimmonds if you like hard shell tacos and audience building advice.
And if you learned something, share the 1st tweet.
Until next time,
TS
Taylin John Simmonds@TaylinSimmonds
One pattern I’ve noticed in all miserable people:
They’re trapped in their darkest thoughts.
The system I use to escape the cold, dark maze of looping thoughts:
They’re trapped in their darkest thoughts.
The system I use to escape the cold, dark maze of looping thoughts:
