Another season will come
Learn how making peace with trade-offs frees you to live seasonally, quit what drains you, pay more attention to presence than advice, position yourself to make better choices in the future.
July 19th, 2025 - Issue #127 - read online
š Welcome to Pursuitāyour weekly pause for intentional living, self-discovery, and inner clarity. My name is Amir, and every week I share four carefully chosen ideas to help you design a more fulfilling life.
Last week, my company took us out for a quarterly event: laser tag. About thirty of us packed into a hot, maze-like room filled with obstacles, strapped into gear, and ran around shooting each other for two hours. It was the most fun Iāve had in a long time. I was laughing, hiding, cheating a little, getting ambushed for hitting too many people. We were all drenched in sweat, out of breath, and fully in it.
And somewhere in the middle of that chaos, something clicked. I realized how little space there is for play in my adult life. It took me straight back to childhoodāthe joy of competing without overthinking, the freedom of fun for its own sake. I donāt do that often anymore.
That night made me think I should organize more of these games with friends. We need more moments where we can just be in our bodies, laugh without purpose, and feel fully alive again.
This week at a glance:
š Another season will come
š” Tiny ideas for life
š¬ Where presence matters more than words
āļø Positioning is all that matters
š Another season will come
We often chase the illusion that with just a little moreāmore time, more success, more balanceāweāll finally reach a place where nothing is left undone. But that moment never comes. There will always be trade-offs.
Every choice means leaving something else behind. Prioritizing one thing means disappointing someone or missing an opportunity. This isnāt a failureāitās the nature of life. The sooner we accept that, the easier it becomes to move forward without regret.
Thinking seasonally helps. There are times of intense focus, where work takes precedence, and times when family, rest, or creativity must take the lead. The challenge is not letting any one season become permanent.
Fulfillment isnāt about having it all at once. Itās about making peace with what we chooseāand trusting that another season will come.
āØ From Why Itās Actually Good to āSettleā in Love | Feat. Oliver Burkeman
š” Tiny ideas for life
The truth is that the fastest way to improve your life is not adding new things to serve you, but quitting what no longer does.
Don't complain about anything. If it's within your control, go and do something about it. If it's not within your control, you're just wasting energy thinking about it.
He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has already arrived.
90% of overthinking comes from the single flawed belief that the decision is what matters. The ultimate outcome in any given situation is governed far more by the actions that follow a decision than the decision itself. Make a decision, then make it right through your actions.
Focus on direction, not perfection. Set a general vision for your way of life in the future, then focus on the daily actions that will compound positively toward that end. Trust in your action and adaptability, not your plan.
āØ From 11 Things I Quit to Transform My Life
š¬ Where presence matters more than words
We often think of support as an obligationāsomething we do when we have the time. But being there for a friend in need isnāt a duty; itās an honor.
Dark moments make us feel alone, powerless, without control. In those moments, reaching out isnāt just an act of vulnerabilityāitās an act of trust. And when someone reaches out to us, itās a chance to stand beside them when they need it most.
Friendship isnāt measured in the easy moments. Itās defined by who we are when someone says, I need help. And in those moments, presence matters more than words.
Next time a friend calls you out of the blue to catch up, remember they might need your support but can't express it. Make time in your schedule to meet up with them. These moments are what give meaning to your life.
āļø Positioning is all that matters
A good position allows you to think rather than be forced by circumstances into a decision. One reason the best in the world make consistently good decisions is they rarely find themselves forced into a decision by circumstances.
You donāt need to be smarter than others to outperform them if you can out-position them. Anyone looks like a genius when theyāre in a good position, and even the smartest person looks like an idiot when theyāre in a bad one.
What a lot of people miss is that ordinary moments determine your position, and your position determines your options. Clear thinking is the key to proper positioning, which is what allows you to master your circumstances rather than be mastered by them.
It doesnāt matter what position you find yourself in right now. What matters is whether you improve your position today.
Every ordinary moment is an opportunity to make the future easier or harder. It all depends on whether youāre thinking clearly.
āØ From Brain Food: Work Hard In Silence
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šµĀ Music Iām listening to
Youāll find mostly Ethnotronica, Organic House, World, Disco, and Organic Electronic here:
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šĀ Pano: Danceable and electronic obscure songs
šĀ Sisy: Ethnotronica and organic house
šĀ Berghain: Dark, minimal techno and tech house
šĀ Heide: Groovy soul and disco house
šĀ Sonntag: Afterhours shit
š¦„ Slow rave: Sleepy techno for tired danced
šĀ World: From Latin jazz to Turkish psych
šĀ Super Slow: For your intimate moments
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