🔴 Focused Curiosity
Are you happy with how you spend your free time?
If you are, please comment WHY you are happy with how you spend your free time. I’d love to make this newsletter a little interactive.
If you’re unhappy with how you spend your free time, today’s newsletter can help.
Smartphones and social media have been widely popular for about 10 years. During that time, apps have gotten unbelievably good at consuming our free time. They give our brains what we want.
It’s an endless stream of new things.
The social feed is similar to gambling addicts pulling the lever on slot machines.
Maybe the next pull changes their life forever.
How often have you been on your phone and don’t remember picking up your phone in the first place?
If you’re taking time to read The Bleeding Edge, it’s safe to assume you have a vision for your ideal life.
Do you think the people you look up to spend their free time mindlessly watching TV or laying in bed on TikTok for hours?
Probably not.
They probably spend their free time learning, experimenting, and creating. It could be as simple as reading an article or Googling questions that naturally pop up in their head.
For the next few days, try asking yourself:
Did you pick up your phone with purpose or out of impulse?
The thought process reminds me of this quote:
I credit most of my success to spending almost all my free time from ages 21 - 25 obsessed with learning. Learning looks different for everyone.
Learning is basically…
Hearing the questions that pop in your head.
Spending focused time finding the answer.
Applying your learnings in real life.
Spend a few years doing those three things, and life will reward you in surprising ways.
Fortune favors focused curiosity.
I hope this brings you clarity and perspective to your life.
Below is a new section I’m trying out:
Focuses this week:
Get 8 hours of sleep.
Pick up the phone with intent. No mindless scrolling.
List intentions in the morning so the important things get done first.
Physical activity during the day (weight lifting, running, sports, etc).
Reward natural curiosities with effort to find the answer.