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After the chores

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Each day, I have about 8 hours of tasks to do. Empty the dishwasher, bring in the paper, answer emails, queue up a blog post… it’s a very long list. I’m sure you have one as well.

If we’re good at the chores, we’ll be offered new ones. And of course, it’s possible to find new ones on our own.

The thing is, if you wait until all the chores are done before you take initiative, create, ship or connect, you’ll never get around to the life-changing work of showing up with possibility.

Perhaps we can do that before we do our chores.

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Contagious emotions

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Emotions are personal and most of the time, we can put effort into creating them (or avoiding them).

But in a community, emotions spread. And not at the same rate. Consider these emotions, roughly sorted by their virality:

  • Panic
  • Apprehension
  • Enthusiasm
  • Frustration
  • Indignation
  • Elation
  • Nostalgia
  • Curiosity
  • Cynicism
  • Determination
  • Gratitude
  • Vulnerability
  • Melancholy
  • Triumph
  • Contentment
  • Resignation
  • Apathy
  • Overwhelm
  • Wonder
  • Joy
  • Satisfaction
  • Serenity

If we want to share the emotions near the bottom of this list, we’re going to have to really work at it.

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