“A Question Cal Suggests Asking People More Often “What are some of the choices you’ve made that made you who you are?”” (Timothy Ferriss, Tools of Titans)
I’m going to give this a try. I tested it out on myself and found this question made me dig a little deeper than I normally do in conversations.
Here are some choices I’ve made that made me who I am:
- following Jesus
- switching from a Psychology major to Computer Science
- marrying my wonderful wife
- deciding to have children
- committing to journaling
- surrounding myself with people who keep me accountable
- starting this blog
- staying near family instead of moving somewhere with nicer weather or more job opportunities
- getting off of Instagram/Facebook, never signing up for Twitter or TikTok
- and so many more things!
It makes me think about the butterfly effect and all the different ways my life could have gone. I’m glad things happened the way they have.