Day 2

This actually brings back feelings of when I was in Vancouver/San Diego in ‘09. I had gone a month without speaking to anyone. No one knew I existed, no one would have known if I had gone missing. I didn’t even know what my voice sounded like.

After mostly silent for 48 hours, coupled with the fact that my throat hasn’t been 100% since my little stint of flu, I had one of those moments today. There was a split second where I wasn’t sure whether my voice would make a sound if I tried to speak.

Sometimes the only thing that brings me peace and refreshment is being alone. Alone, and being by the sea.

Running isn’t always the answer, but in this case, it is.

matter

What is ‘wanted’ does not matter. What matters is what you’d do if you actually got it.

James Altucher

Step B - Emotional– If someone is a drag on me, I cut them out. If someone lifts me up, I bring them closer. Nobody is sacred here. When the plane is going down, put the oxygen mask on your face first. Family, friends, people I love – I always try to be there for them and help. But I don’t get close to anyone bringing me down. This rule can’t be broken. Energy leaks out of you if someone is draining you. And I never owe anyone an explanation. Explaining is draining.

Another important rule: always be honest. Its fun. Nobody is honest anymore and people are afraid of it. Try being honest for a day (without being hurtful). Its amazing where the boundaries are of how honest one can be. Its much bigger than I thought. A corollary of this is: I never do anything I don’t want to do.