🔼: [[Infinite Games]] ##### 💡 Process Mindset A process mindset is fundamentally about orienting to a [[🛠️ Goals and Intentions|Goal]] to give us a sense of direction, detaching from the outcome, and then just [[🔑 Do the next right thing|🔑 doing the next right thing]] – luxuriating in [[Practices 🕯️]] we actually enjoy. We have no direct control over the overwhelming majority of our inner and outer experience, the way our minds, lives, and worlds play out. We don’t get to decide whether people like us, whether we get the job offer, whether people appreciate our efforts or reciprocate our affections. What we do have control over is our process. Another way of looking at this, which is quite common, is "The ends (the outcome) do not justify the means (the process)." Instead, we're advised to focus on the means, rather than the end because only the means are within our control. > [!faq] [[⭐ Questions]] > - What would this look like if it were fun? Or easy? > - What could make this more elegant? > - What game are you willing to play, even if you'll lose? > - What would you do even if you knew you would fail? > - What would you do if you knew you wouldn't fail? > - What would you make if you wouldn't around to see the reaction? > - If our [[💡 Habits|habits]], [[Practices 🕯️]], [[⭐️ Life Curation]], and lifestyle (as they are) were a strategy, what would be the end-goal? What kind of life is my current environment encouraging? > - [[🔑 Do the next right thing|What’s the next right thing?]] - Focus on the process - Detach from the outcome - [[💡 Growth Mindset|Growth Mindset]]: Focus on showing up and getting better over time. - [[The process is the point]] - [[🔑 Rules and words of wisdom have limited value]] - If you know where you want to go, you’ll get there. [[🔑 We are what we practice]]. - Find what feels good - [[🔑 Rejection is course-correction]] - [[🔑 Be mindful of anti-North Stars]] ![[💡 Strengths and Weaknesses]] [^1]: