Kill An Idea You Love
Daily Stretch #10: Let go of your attachment to ideas
Daily Stretch #10: Let go of your attachment to ideas
You won’t find the Daily Stretch #8.
It’s not that I skipped that post. I wrote it, but there’s a reason why I’ve never published it.
DS #8 title was: “Your Friends Need Your Time More than You Do.”
It was personal. My life had a turn last Thursday. I had to cancel lots of stuff to help a close friend. He is going through a rough patch.
I spent a couple of hours writing the post, editing it, and finding the right image. I felt proud once I finished it.
We are so busy trying to hack our lives that we forget about helping others. That was the core message of #8. The exercise was an invitation to make our friends’ priorities ours. And put our own priorities aside.
I thought the post would inspire those that are going through a similar challenge than my friend.
But, out of respect, I shared the draft with my friend. He liked it, yet felt uneasy. My friend felt exposed — confronted with his curre…
