Why Build a boring life ?
Because it gets ignored. Nobody sees it, and that’s why it feels undesirable. You don’t get that big win, that finish line moment—like in a marathon. When people cross that line, they don’t see the early mornings, the endless reps, the work that built it.
And this is one of the main principles I try to live by—growth comes from action. The action nobody sees. The moments when you take control, take responsibility. The effort is what counts.
Boredom only helps if you embrace it. Without action, it holds you back. With focus, it forces you to ask: What is essential? It gives your mind space to wander—something only silence allows.
Then you stop and think: Why? What is success worth if it costs my integrity? If we focused on that, money and status wouldn’t mean much. We’d focus on what’s truly within our control.
Integrity isn’t taught—you learn it by doing. The best life isn’t imagined. It’s lived.
Benjamin Franklin knew that. He tracked his virtues daily, spent his life trying to be better, knowing he’d never reach perfection. He died realizing that—but that wasn’t the point.
The point was, he never stopped trying.
What if he had?
♥️ My Favourite Things
🎙️ Youtube - Yes theory’s newest video of them Surviving the Elite Arctic Special Forces Training , best YouTube video I have watched for a long time. It shows how even in the harshest conditions, people adapt. Your environment shapes you, but the right people around you make all the difference.
📚 Books – . Right thing right now , Ryan holiday , almost finished, and the Audible version is great. It’s a solid reminder to live your truth, take responsibility, and own your mistakes. Simple, but essential.
Please keep writing these journals it's very insightful and encouraging, thank you James!
Very insightful James, thank you.