People tend to think the world is either black or white.
Either your business is growing or dying.
Ethier, it is truth or lie.
Either you are progressing and moving forward, or you are failing and decelerating.
The ones who disagree with this point of view consider the world one big gray area.
What I prefer to think it’s that everything in our lives is a lighter or darker shade of gray.
What I love to do is to push in the opposite directions as much as I can without touching the maximum - the extreme.
I am pushing the boundaries as long as polarity is beneficial to me.
I am flirting with extremes, but I never lay in bed with them.
Extremes are like forbidden fruit.
You can watch them from a distance but never touch them.
I find peace dancing between extremes.
A common false belief around the concept of polarity is that it’s toxic, unhealthy, and unproductive.
When in truth, polarity is one of the shared human experiences we all can’t escape.
Polarity gives contrast to your life and helps you enjoy joy stronger and suffer deeper.
Male - Female polarity
Think in terms of decades. Act in terms of seconds. Polarity.
Hard work - Deep rest
Change - Constant
They say that the only constant thing in life is change.
To make the paradox bigger, the things that make you the most successful are consistency & discipline.
This makes a lot of sense.
You have to fight entropy.
Polarity.
Fight the only constant in your life.
Fight change and disorder.
Fight entropy.
Discipline - Creativity
Unpecable discipline gives space for your creativity to rise.
Discipline creates creativity.
A lot of polarity in nature can be noticed
After the day goes night.
Desk-dawn.
High and low tide
West-East, North-South
Seasons
Easy pleasure = Miserable life
Harder life = More fulfillment
We have to make our lives harder in order to be fulfilled.
The harder you make your life,e the more fulfillment you will have down the road.
Examples of polarity in my life:
Intellectual work - Weightlifting
Building company - Climbing the mountain
Writing a book - Organizing social events
Content production - Piano lessons
Learning a new skill - Shopping