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There's no such thing as a fresh start

Oliver Burkeman · 16 Aug 2021 · oliverburkeman.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    A life with a perfect record is not merely unlikely but already impossible, because the years you have spent cannot be undone.

    Their wordsthe perfectionist's fantasy of reaching her deathbed with a perfect record of accomplishments under her belt isn't just extremely unlikely, but doomed from the start
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Life change never comes from one transforming plan; it comes from small adjustments to the life you already have.

    Their wordsThis, in my experience, is the only way personal change ever really happens: by first seeing that it's always a matter of rebuilding the ship mid-ocean, making adjustments to a life you can't ever take back to port or trade for another.
    Interesting