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52 of the Most Impactful Lessons I Learned in 2022

From 365 days of publishing life lessons daily

Matt Hogan
9 min readDec 30, 2022
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I share short, 1-minute insights daily. As part of my year-in-review process, I read back through them. This list is a compilation of the 52 most impactful lessons I learned, as I was going, from 2022. Here we go:

1. If you can’t: sit quietly; sleep peacefully; dance uncaringly; love unconditionally; create wholeheartedly—you aren’t free. No matter what your work title, bank account, or social media feed might otherwise suggest.

2. Talk is cheap… unless you’re talking to: wisdom-bearers; deep-thinkers; action-takers; go-getters; initiators; 1%ers—then, talk is gold. On the flip side, action is gold… unless you’re taking action without: focus; thought; connection; reflection; alignment; intent… then, action is cheap.

3. It is NOT your job to: fix other people; do somebody else’s work; solve other people’s problems; carry other people’s burdens; be accessible to others 24/7. Your job is to do you and handle yours—so that you can do some of the above things with pleasure… not resentment.

4. The following three questions have been guiding my life to a better and better place for the past several years: (1) What went well? (2) What could I have done better? (3) What do I need to do to…

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Matt Hogan
Matt Hogan

Written by Matt Hogan

I help busy people do inner work. Specifically find alignment, build discipline, and uncover joy. Read my daily musings at matthogan.blog.

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