Your entire life happens inside your body. It's the one home you will always occupy and can never sell. But you can renovate it. If you can only pi… - James Clear

Most people need consistency more than they need intensity.

Intensity:
-run a marathon
-write a book in 30 days
-silent meditation retreat

Consistency:
-don't miss a workout for 2 years
-write every week
-daily silence

Intensity makes a good story. Consistency makes progress.

A principle for writing, investing, and life in general:

It is much easier to notice when something is working than to predict ahead of time if it will work.

Take action, make many small bets, and run lots of quick (but thoughtful) experiments. Then, double-down on the winners.

The person who experiences the consequences should make the decision.