Are you reaching your full potential?

4 interesting ideas to feed your curiosity heading into the week!

Author

PJ Milani
October 29, 2024

In partnership with

šŸ¤” INTERESTING

ā

You do not rise to the level of your goals.
You fall to the level of your systems.

James Clear

One of my favorite quotes from the book, ā€œAtomic Habits.ā€

The Daily Newsletter for Intellectually Curious Readers

  • We scour 100+ sources daily

  • Read by CEOs, scientists, business owners and more

  • 3.5 million subscribers

šŸ“ DESIGN

Recently, I shared a first animation of one of my visual metaphors. Thereā€™s plenty of room to grow and experiment in this space, but it did make me reflectā€¦what is lost and what is gained in the readerā€™s experience when we add motion?

Illustration by milaniCREATIVE comparing ā€˜Happiness fueled by pleasureā€™ and ā€˜Happiness fueled by purpose.ā€™ The top row shows a heart burning out quickly, representing fleeting pleasure. The bottom row displays multiple hearts burning steadily, symbolizing the lasting fulfillment of purpose-driven happiness.

Still Visual

Curious, which makes you FEEL something?

Login or Subscribe to participate in polls.

Or shoot a reply to this email if you have more thoughts to add.

šŸ”® ENCHANTING 

Motion = staying busy
Action = focused execution

I used to wear ā€œbeing busyā€ as a badge of honor. But a lesson Iā€™m relearning is doing a lot and doing what matters are not the same thing.

Whatā€™s worse is the busier I get, the less I focus on the latter.

Donā€™t make this same mistake. Create space for a few moments today to think about how you might position this week to take action on the things that matter most.

šŸ§  ANALOGY

ā

Leadership is not about being in charge.
Itā€™s about taking care of those in your charge.

Simon Sinek

šŸ¤“ WHAT Iā€™M READING NOW

Metaphors are everywhere!

The Copy Book: How Some of the Best Advertising Writers in the World Write Their Advertising is technically more of a reference book, but print advertising is a great source of inspiration for visual imagery. My favorite is this ad about canned grapefruit! So clear and simple to understand!

Rate this week's newsletter:

Your feedback helps shape the best visual newsletter possible.

Login or Subscribe to participate in polls.

Say hi šŸ‘‹šŸ» on Twitter or LinkedIn

If you'd like to join the 25,111 subscribers getting Visual I.D.E.A.s straight into their inbox, subscribe below:

Thanks for reading! Reply any time with feedback or questions.

I made this newsletter with beehiiv, my favorite tool for easily creating and growing a newsletter.

When youā€™re ready, Iā€™ve built a course to teach Thinking in Visual Metaphors: Join the Waiting List

*By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality visuals and education. Thank you for your support!

Reply

or to participate.