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Get up, get out, go to work

"That’s Linus taking a walk, from a Peanuts strip published on October 8, 1970. Here’s Linn Ullmann, in an interview with Vogue, on her father Ingmar Bergman:
My father was a very disciplined and punctual man; it was a prerequisite for his creativity. There was a time for everything: for work, for talk, for solitude, for rest. No matter what time you get out of bed, go for a walk and then work, he’d say, because the demons hate it when you get out of bed, demons hate fresh air. So when I make up excuses not to work, I hear his voice in my head: Get up, get out, go to your work.
"Get up, get out, go to your work.
(Thanks to Matt.)"
Article: Demons Hate Fresh Air.
(This is a re-post from Austin Kleon's newsletter and blog. Austin is a perennial source of inspiration to me. Clarity First copies the format, and guiding principal - "Write what you would want to read" - he crafted for his own weekly letter.
Silence works.
"Silence has been shown to offer significant health advantages that boost overall well-being."
Article: The Hidden Benefits of Silence
You aren't your stories.
"It’s likely that there is there is a story running through your mind even as you read this. But we can reduce our stress, rewire our brains, and reinvent our relationships by learning to respond to these stories differently."
Article: How to Stop Your Stories From Running Your Life

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