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#83 - an easier manifesto - part 2

#83 - an easier manifesto - part 2

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#83 - an easier manifesto - part 2
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Here’s part two of the easier manifesto, with points 6 to 10. You can read points 1 to 5 and watch the introductory video here:

No Way! (...are we really this wonderful!?)
#82 - an easier manifesto - part 1
If you’re following the latest articles you’ll know that I’m currently all about exploring what makes us great. A first example of that has been the piece published a few weeks ago, called The Origins of Wonderful (including the launch of our most ambitious project yet). You can read it again here, see what new insights you may get this time…
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6. it’s easier

[greatness is effortless]

It’s easier to have a great performance than a bad one.

We think that struggle is a sign “we’re giving it our all”, that’s why we respect that feeling. But when you struggle what’s actually happening is that you’re trapping all your energy within, contracting your freedom of mind, instead of staying loose (no interference).
How do you stay “loose”? By realizing that

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