Maia Benaim


17 Quotes

"The greeks believed that everything originated from chaos. If anything, that uncertainty sounds like a creative principle to me."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"We typically associate uncertainty with negative emotions, stress, and anxiety. Naturally, our brains are always trying to protect us from it – a primal impulse to stay alive."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"What if I told you that the very thing we all try to avoid is one of the biggest factors that triggers neuroplasticty*?"
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"The natural response to an unclear future is rigidity. When things feel out of our control, we turn to strict systems, new routines, new Notion templates, a new productivity course/book, a new notebook ( ¯_(ツ)_/¯ that's me!), eternal etc."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"Any sort of productivity porn that will make us feel some sense of control. Unfortunately all these new gadgets and airport books are just an illusion of control."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"This is how society responds to chaos and uncertainty: rigid systems."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"output-focused The system update that sees uncertainty as a window of opportunity."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"A more mindful approach to uncertainty is evaluating how you can focus on your output."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"This means, using your energy and resources to understand which actions will move you in the right direction."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"Which small actions can I start today that are on the path of my long-term aspirations?"
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"Viewing chaos as a window of opportunity makes you reflect on actions you can take everyday, instead of obsessing on ambitious outcomes that look good on your new roadmap/to-do list."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"When we are so obsessed with the finish line we completely forget about the journey. The idea is to focus on the aim, and then the journey becomes the goal."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"Self-efficacy is believing in your own capacity to act in the necessary ways to reach your goals. Cultivating it is the biggest antidote to handle uncertainty in a healthy way."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"This skill is crucial if we want to ditch the the ""endless to-do list"" approach and start focusing on recurring actions instead."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"And I l0ve the word resource for this one because to me it speaks about something that came from the source, and becomes a re-source once you use it again and again, once you start to understand what tool serves you and when."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.
"you understand that the source to fight uncertainty is not a book, a course, a template. You know that the source is within."
Maia Benaim
Aims > goals: How to trust your own word in times of uncertainty.

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