Better.

Despite the algorithmic armies, and agentic AI’s, everyone has agency.

Nothing is written. Nothing pre-determined. There is no “way” or some force to align with.

Chances we take. Choices we make. Changes we adapt to.

Taking a risk when given a chance. Making the right choices. Accepting change.

All up to each of us.

Three ways to become better:

1.Do the next best thing.

2. Leave things better.

3. Better our previous self.

Do the next best thing.

Our lives are a sum of our choices.

Often we face a choice.

At other time we force a choice.

To stay or to go. To help or turn away. To scroll or to read. To do this or do that.

Sometimes there is more than one choice.

Regardless of what has happened before, despite what we wish we had done or might have said in the past, what is the best next thing can we do now with everything we currently know?

That is the choice to make.

The best thing among the choices one has available, rather than agonizing over mistakes made, or choices no longer available, or that were never available.

Leave things better.

How can we leave things better?

This might be a person, a place, a task or ourselves.

At the end of every interaction how can we leave people with a sense of clarity, or belief in themselves or a renewed sense of energy?

When we leave a place can we do so in a way that our presence left it improved or enhanced?

Can we bring our craft, skill, expertise and caring to a task or a job to do it better?

Leaving people better, a place upgraded or doing a task with excellence often makes one feel better.

When we get out of our minds and ourselves and focus on others we grow.

Better our previous self.

Benchmarking against others is a good way to set standards and goals, but getting better is constant improvement versus our previous selves.

A compounding day after day that yields a better self.

Compare not to others but to oneself.

What can we do to get better today versus yesterday?

Improvement is a sum of small atomic sized habits or moves.

One more of this. One less of that.

One more of this and one more of that every day adds to one getting better.

In the end our satisfaction, contentment and happiness are a result of what we do, how we take responsibility, the decisions we stand by, and how we help others.

The next best thing. Leave things better. Better than our previous self.