🎯 Stefi’s Shorts #11 - Be kinder
March 31, 2024 • 1 min read
Dear friends,
One of my goals this year is to be kinder. At first, I thought it could just be: “Be kind”. Then I thought I was already trying to be kind day in and out. The actual challenge would be to go one step further. I see so many people that are mean, disrespectful, or haters in general and then I think about what Brene Brown shared in her book “Dare to Lead”. These all are people. If I would picture them in therapy or holding a baby or in third grade maybe I could do better.
Thinking in this way made me view the strangers I interact with daily within such a different light. Instead of being annoyed if someone is slow, or if someone isn’t nice to me, I try my hardest to not mirror that. Some days it’s easier than others. I implemented this also when thinking of the people on the leadership team, or the people who make some decision based on my raise that I might not be happy about and then I just think they must be lonely or have been treated badly in their childhood and I feel better and I can move one.
This helps me be more at peace. You never know what someone is going through. Some people might just be bad in general. I prefer to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Obviously if someone hurts me it’s not that easy to stay neutral but I do try.
3 Ideas That Made Me Think This Week
- What if you tried hard? → a great article I recommend to everyone unless you want to only put in the minimum effort required to get something done.
- “Write what you need to read.” - I found that whenever I have an idea of an article for this blog or my travel blog it’s something I wish I would have found maybe a few months or years before. Now when I write I think about my younger self.
- Why am I not getting any results? This visual speaks for itself.
Source: https://twitter.com/ash_lmb/status/1765739422148956171
YouTube Video or Podcast of the week
Lifestyle
As I’m almost finishing the 21 Days of Back Mobility challenge and I am feeling so much better. I’d like to add a 7-10 min stretching routine to my day. I will try to see what Youtube has in store.
Quote of the Week
“Not choosing is already a choice” by Jean-Paul Sartre
Have a great day, and thanks for reading,Stefi
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Stefi Rosca
👩💻 Frontend Developer, 🌍 traveler and⛷️ Skier
Recurse Center Alumn