It's easy to do & it's easy not to

This is an idea that stuck with me after reading Jeff Olson's book. 

And it has been excellent in helping me say no. 

For example, I promised myself not to drink coffee for a consecutive number of days. 

I can control myself. 

I struggle when I'm attending a seminar/training. It's hard to decline free flowing coffee. 

"....okay... it's easy to do... and it's easy not to"

"If I drink coffee, it will eventually become a daily simple error of judgment. And you know what happens."

Then I shift my focus. 

Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. 

And that's okay.

Serendipity lead me to Jeff Olson's "Slight Edge Philosophy"

Call it serendipity.

I was reading answers on Quora when I stumbled on this question, "What is the biggest polt twist in your life?"

I was hesitating to answer, so I decided to just... read.

The top answer for that question was written by Michael Stawicki from Poland.

The biggest plot twist in his life was that he became a writer, all because of... a book.

Jeff Olson's Slight Edge, to be exact.

Bookworm that I am, I downloaded an e-copy. It was going to be my next read.

Looking back, I must have thought it was another personal development book I was going to read, get hyped about... and eventually forget. I've read a couple of personal development books, and I can't remember most of what I've studied.

But Jeff's book... It's really easy to digest. It really is!

I'll write about what I learned from that book in the succeeding blog posts.