Constant Curiosity | #30

Desires, Rainbows & Longboarding

Greetings!

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🧲 Wants vs Desires

In my personal vocabulary, I distinguish between wants and desires.

Want = a conscious choice to pursue something

Desire = an unconscious craving for something

When making decisions, I try to differentiate if I am doing it out of wanting or desiring it.

Desires have a sneaky way of making us rationalize a decision that isn’t in our best interest.

Next time you make a big decision, ask yourself, “Am I doing this because I want it, or desire it?”

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🛹 Longboarding

I’ve recently reconnected with my lifelong hobby of longboarding.

I specifically enjoy a style of longboarding called “dancing” that emulates movements used in longboard surfing. I’ve found that longboard dancing is the most reliable way to myself into a state of FLOW. That’s because itt takes intense focus to perform subtle footwork without falling.

I haven’t lived in an area where longboarding was a convenient hobby for the past ten years.

Luckily, my current home in Wabasha is packed full of flat streets with little traffic, making it ideal for daily practice. See a video below of what longboard dancing looks like.

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A post shared by Isaac Lien (@isaaclien)

(and here’s a video of all the failed attempts at recording the tricks above)

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🌈 Rainbow

Last weekend I experienced the most stunning rainbow I’ve ever seen.

It was a complete and double rainbow stretching across beautiful Iowa farmland.

It was absolutely breathtaking and was an amazing reminder to appreciate the beauty that nature has to offer.

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Thanks for reading and talk to you next time.

Best,

Isaac