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No, to watch an apple rot on your counter over 2 weeks to remind yourself of your mortality and motivate yourself.
by claaams 5y ago
No, to watch an apple rot on your counter over 2 weeks to remind yourself of your mortality and motivate yourself.
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoSort of like a 'Vanitas' painting but much cheaper.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoThat's the danger of doing something like this. Plenty of people leave things out to remind themselves to do it, but it quickly becomes part of the background noise. I've had loose wires hanging from the ceiling for nearly a year to remind myself to install lights at some point.
- westcort 5y agoBoth of these could work. For example, after reading the book, I stopped showering unless I worked out for 30 minutes on my Concept 2 rowing machine and I have been very consistent about rowing since linking those habits. The rowing machine is also more convenient than running because it is not dependent on weather, so that follows another principle--make it easy to do the right thing.
- donquichotte 5y agoMemento malum.