Embracing scrappiness and imperfections allows for inventive problem-solving and empowerment.
Being intentional with energy means embracing different seasons and focusing on what aligns with the current stage of life.
Taking time to reflect and evaluate decisions leads to clearer mindset and choices aligned with values and goals.
Changing your mind is essential for growth and evolution, allowing for new perspectives and experiences.
Deep dives
Scrappiness and embracing imperfections
Embracing scrappiness involves being inventive, resourceful, and not being a perfectionist. It's about embracing imperfections and being open to creative solutions. Rather than expecting everything to go smoothly, putting on our scrappy pants allows us to take action and find empowerment in making things happen.
Being intentional and embracing different seasons
Being intentional with our energy means understanding that everything has a season and embracing the different cycles in life. It's about recognizing that we can't be everything all the time and giving ourselves permission to focus on what aligns with our current season. By being mindful of our energy and being adaptable, we can make the most of each season.
Sleeping on decisions and embracing flexibility
Sleeping on decisions allows us to gain clarity and perspective. It helps us avoid making impulsive choices based on immediate emotions and gives us the opportunity to reassess and make more informed decisions. By taking the time to reflect and evaluate, we can approach decisions with a clearer mindset and make choices that align with our values and goals.
Changing your mind and embracing growth
Changing your mind is not flaky but a natural part of growth and evolution. It is essential to be open to new perspectives, insights, and experiences that may lead us to change our beliefs and decisions. By embracing the freedom to change our minds, we allow ourselves to grow and expand our understanding of the world.
Making it easy for others and fostering collaboration
Making it easy for people to say yes involves creating an environment that encourages collaboration and mutual benefit. By framing our requests in a clear and respectful manner, we make it easier for others to participate and contribute to our goals. It's about valuing their time and expertise and offering something of value in return.
Approaching life with optimism and skepticism
Optimistic skepticism is about maintaining a hopeful outlook while also critically questioning and assessing situations. It involves being open to new possibilities and ideas without losing the ability to think critically and discerningly. By embracing both optimism and skepticism, we can navigate through life with a balanced and empowered mindset.
Embracing neutrality and personal interpretation
Viewing everything as neutral information allows us to detach from judgment and make our own interpretations. It's about recognizing that we have the power to choose how we perceive and respond to information. By adopting a neutral perspective, we can approach situations with clarity and make more conscious decisions.
Welcome to another edition of Friday Philosophies!
Each Friday we consider a different mental model, investigate our favorite frameworks, and talk about the creative habits and rituals of people we admire.
Today is part one of a two-part series, where we’ll be sharing the manifesto and principles we created and try to live by as a team.
What we mean by manifesto is our 13 Rules for Squiggly Brained Witches.
In this episode, we explore …
The first seven fundamental principles that have transformed how we navigate working together, growing the business, maintaining a dialogue with our community, and actualizing through our work
Part One of Our 3 Rules for Squiggly Brained Witches (1-7)
SCRAPPINESS IS NEXT TO WITCHINESS.
BE INTENTIONAL WITH YOUR ENERGY. EVERYTHING HAS A SEASON. ZERO REDUNDANCIES, ZERO WASTE.
WHEN IN DOUBT, SLEEP ON IT. LET IT BREW.
CHANGING YOUR MIND ISN’T FLAKEY.
MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO SAY YES.
HINT: OPTIMISTIC SKEPTICISM. TRY ANYTHING TWICE WITH ZERO EXPECTATIONS.
EVERYTHING IS NEUTRAL INFORMATION. YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHAT TO DO WITH IT AND WHAT IT MEANS. REMAIN OPEN TO FEEDBACK
Whether explicitly defined or not, our manifestos, shape our personal beliefs and hold a great deal of power in shaping how we live out our day-today lives, and therefore our dreams
We discuss how we came to define each rule, and how we live out these principles as we work together as a team, and pursue our scared work
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe
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