Let Go of “Shoulds”
“I should be further ahead.”
“I should be more productive.”
These mental scripts exhaust you. Drop them. See what’s left.
16
159 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
I decode Productivity, Personal Development, and Money Mindset into sharp, practical ideas you can act on. Simple shifts. Real change
When life feels off, we try to fix it by adding: more books, more apps, more goals, more advice. But sometimes, the real magic comes from removing; a toxic habit, a draining person, a false belief. This is the underrated art of psychological subtraction.
“
Similar ideas to Let Go of “Shoulds”
The Expanding Map of Knowledge and Ignorance
You are a student of life for life. Your knowledge is expanding, but so is your ignorance, for as you continue to learn, there will always be so much more for you to further explore.
Why you should create your own map:
- It helps you identify your knowledg...
5 elements of effective thinking
- Understand deeply: Be brutally honest about what you know and don’t know. Then see what’s missing, identify the gaps, and fill them in.
- Make mistakes: Mistakes are great teachers; they highlight unforeseen opportunities and holes in your understanding.
- Raise ...
Let go of what you can’t control
What your neighbor is doing is not in your control. What is in your control is staying far enough away from them and washing your hands.
But, you should also have compassion. Everyone will be in a different place of fear and grief. It shows up in different ways.
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates