Hi beautiful friend,
Coming to you live from Savannah, Georgia. Here is your weekly dose of Arman’s Antics. A few things I’ve stumbled upon that could be useful to you.
Welcome to the five new subscribers receiving this for the first time (97 total). It won’t be easy but there’s still time to find a few more subscribers between now and the end of the year. If I reach that 100 subscriber milestone, beautiful. If not, beautiful. I’ll still be showing up and doing my practice. But I’d be lying to you if I said I didn’t want your help. Do you know a few beautiful friends who would enjoy receiving this? Consider forwarding it to them 😊.
Essay I wrote last week
Merely do the work. One of the greatest insights I’ve discovered from writing is this - it never gets easier. Choose to do it everyday and you’ll be amazed at who you become.
This isn’t just true of writing. It applies to any meaningful work you want to do. Simply decide to put in the reps day by day without worrying about the outcome and the outcome finds a way to take care of itself.
Netflix show I binged
Last Chance U. There aren’t many shows that I care to watch these days. Even fewer that I binge. This was a rare exception. It’s a sports documentary that follows a junior college basketball team in Los Angeles, California for one wild season.
The show’s name comes from the fact that the players have ended up on this team as a last resort because something went terribly wrong in their past.
It resonates so much with me because, in a past life, I too was a junior college basketball player. Watching it brings back a rush of emotions and experiences like it was yesterday, even though it was twelve years ago.
Being a college athlete in America is a full time job filled with grueling days of conditioning, weight lifting, and practicing for endless hours. And doing it at the junior college level comes with none of the glitz or glammer that players at big time schools enjoy. The only reason you keep doing it is for the love of the game.
The show gives a fascinating insight into the daily grind that amateur athletes endure with hopes of giving them a better life.
Even if you don’t consider yourself a sports fan, you will still appreciate the journey that athletes go through.
Book I (slowly) enjoyed re-reading
Rediscovering Life by Anthony de Mello. I have made it a priority to always be reading a few pages of something by him every morning. He died over forty years ago but in my opinion he does the best job of describing in beautiful yet simple language the way to escape mass brainwashing.
“Rediscovering Life invites us to unlock the deeper meaning of our lives. By becoming aware of the circuitous and habitual nature of our limiting thoughts, we can find simple solutions that will release us from feelings of isolation, anger, sadness and depression. In short, De Mello offers us a new way to look at the world and God that will transform our lives.”
If you know of any similar thinkers like this then please do tell.
Podcast I’ve been listening to
Akimbo by Seth Godin. I’ve been on a heavy dose of Seth during the past couple of weeks. And it seems to be just what the doctor ordered. He is one of the greatest modern teachers yet he’s never been a teacher in the traditional sense. His podcast is unlike others you’ve listened to. He doesn’t interview anybody. It’s just him sharing a lifetime’s worth of mind bending thoughts on creativity, business, learning, and more.
Each episode is less than thirty minutes. Suspend your judgement and just listen to one. If you aren’t hooked then you may need to consider unsubscribing from Arman’s Antics because I can only hope to come up with an idea or two as good as his some day.
Random thought
Placebos are wonderful because they work AND they don’t have any harmful side effects.
That’s all the antics I’ve got for you this week. If you found this useful then please consider sharing with a few friends.
Have a Terrific Tuesday, beautiful friend!
Cheers,
Arman
Love placebos (and nocebos) as they show the power of how our thoughts can create a physiological response. How we think can literally create health or dis-ease.
Fingers crossed to get to 100!