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One Question to Shift Your Perception and Spark the Change You Desperately Want to Make

If you were being 100 percent honest with yourself, how would you judge the quality of your life?

Ayodeji Awosika
5 min readDec 1, 2019

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Are you content with the way you’ve lived so far?

Do you want more for your life?

Are things “so so” — you’ve had some ups and downs but overall, you’re good?

How much time have you actually spent thinking about any of these questions?

I was shooting a video yesterday and part of what I said hit me in a profound way. This question, if you think about it deeply and act on it, could change your life. So what is it?

What percentage of your time spent on this earth is actually spent on quality activities?

You can define true quality activities on your own, but some that come to mind for me are:

  • Genuine time with family and friends — Not distracted time where you’re with other people but you’re not really present. Sitting around watching Netflix and screwing around on your phone with other people also watching Netflix and screwing around on theirs doesn’t count. Not drinks out on the weekends where you’re “having fun” but really you’re all trying to numb yourself…

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Ayodeji Awosika
Ayodeji Awosika

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