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Start Small, Stay Lean
Scratch Your Own Itch
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Knowledge + skill = Power
If you're getting better every day, no one will be able to touch you.
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Looking up to someone as a role model can be a transformative experience that significantly contributes to personal growth and development. This process involves observing and admiring the qualities, achievements, and behaviors of an individual whom you respect and aspire to emulate.
Incorporating the positive aspects of a role model into your own life can lead to substantial improvements in your character, skills, and overall well-being.
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Acting on the growth-driven mindset requires the ability to see where you are now (what you don’t know), where you would like to be in the future (what you want to learn), and then forming a plan to get to your goal.
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In the morning, before your workday begins, dedicate a few minutes to managing your schedule.
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Don’t turn away from challenges. If you want to get better at anything, you’ve got to stress yourself.
Just make sure that you follow these challenges with periods of rest and recovery.
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Retrieval practice—where you shut the book and try to recall what you’ve learned without looking at it—is one of the most effective studying techniques.
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1. Borrowed Creativity
2. The Capture Habit
3. Idea Recycling
4. Proyects Over Categories
5. Slow Burns
6. Start with abundance
7. Intermediate Packets
8. You only know what you make
9. Make it easier for your future self
10. Keep your ideas moving:
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If you can be exposed to a fact, idea or procedure multiple times, you’ll retain it far longer than if you experience it only once.
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Thinking about the details makes you more likely to follow through.
Just writing down your plan also makes a big difference in effectively committing to your goals.
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This happens because music stimulates the entire brain and not just segments of it. Using this knowledge can help you in various ways.
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When you’re in fight-or-flight mode, your breathing becomes irregular, fast, short, and shallow. Regulating it can be your first line of defense. Lengthen your exhales and focus on breathing from your belly. Inhale for a count of four and exhale for a count of eight. This slows down your heartbeat, stabilizes your blood pressure, and encourages full oxygen exchange, which is critical to the brain’s ability to function.
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Everyone has a desire to feel understood, valued, and heard. When we feel appreciated, we are more likely to be cooperative and productive.
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What does help in a situation in which you are scared: training, courage, discipline, commitment and calm.
From all of the above, courage is held by the stoics as the most essential virtue.
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Make a list of things you are doing that you don't want to do.
Much like the previous slide, habits can be destroyed gradually or immediately.
Gradual habits include:
Anything that requires consistency over a long period of time is gradual.
Immediate habits include:
Anything that can be immediately and easily changed is considered immediate.
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The word Egotism carries a negative connotation. However, it's not always negative. If it can cause people to do silly, irrational and destructive things, it can also cause them to act nobly and heroically.
Fun Facts : -
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Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
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It is often easier and more effective in persuasion to change specific behaviors and actions rather than trying to change abstract attitudes, beliefs and feelings.
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Instead of worrying about the outcome, worry about the task at hand.
That means developing tunnel vision. When you keep your eye on the task at hand (and only the task at hand), all you can see is the concrete steps necessary to excel.
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Read a book.
Watch movies and TV.
The game of taboo.
The only rule - no first language allowed.
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To become your own hero, go above and beyond surface level information.
Reading the right book or article can provide you with valuable guidance that you probably won’t find anywhere else.
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There's always something to be grateful for.
The power you have is learning to focus on that which you have, rather than that which you have not.
Each day, jot down a few things that you're grateful for, and be really specific, or you can also reflect on your gratitude at night before bed.
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When we take ownership of something, we work to keep it.
This step is about owning your intention. Look at your Goal Wheel and set an intention for that area.
For example:
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Most goals will at least take a few weeks to months to accomplish, and knowing that can make it feel like it’ll take too long to do.
This will cause you to do one of two things:
Either is terrible for your focus and always a potential problem when focusing on the big picture or using visualization. Instead, focus on doing a very small, minimum amount of work.
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Believe in what you feel and know. Don't let anyone make you doubt yourself or your experiences.
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In order to become the highest version of self, we must have a thorough understanding of ourselves. This involves both a strong connection to and awareness of who we are.
To operate as our true selves, we must take the time to discover our true nature through self-reflection, self-care, and self development.
Being too attached to other people, places and things will cause one to remain living under a false identity.
It is okay to redirect your attention to self, and is required if one wants to live authentically.
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Clearly set and share your boundaries to safeguard your mental and emotional health.
Say clearly what you're okay with and what you're not, so people can't take advantage of you.
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You must take personal responsibility for your actions.
You cannot keep blaming others for everything wrong happening in your life.
You may not be able to change the circumstances but you can change how you perceive every situation.
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Simplicity: The Essence of Creation
You'd achieve more by building less.
Focus on what's absolutely necessary, and consider automating or outsourcing the rest.
Strive for excellence in one thing rather than being average in many.
Collaborate with your customers, iterate solutions with them, and ensure it's something they'd pay for.
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In order to make sure you get those 2 to 3 tasks done, you need to do them early in order to stay focused on the task without feeling overwhelmed.
It’s tough, but waiting to do them later only invites distraction to take over. Those distractions will inevitably come in the form of unexpected emails, social media, a child that needs your attention, or coworkers who need a helping hand on their projects.
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Are you getting good sleep?
Good quality sleep is something so essential that we often neglect. Working on improving your sleep is a great place to start. (Sleep 8 or more hours per night, sleep everyday at the same hour, same for waking up, reduce caffeine and alcohol usage).
Good sleep puts you in a better mood. It reduces stress, improves brain function, lowers blood pressure and it improves your immune system.
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Don't try to spread your time and energy equally between these three areas. Ask yourself: "What is most important right now?"
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We get preoccupied with things that make us busy in the present and often forget about our future selves. Here are some ways we can help remind ourselves:
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Draw out the information in a visual form: diagrams, visual models or flowcharts.
Anything that creates active learning, that engages you and helps you generate understanding on your own, is very effective in retention.
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Implement these commandants in your life to bring change:
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"What-if" scenarios can be your friend. By letting yourself play out the worst-case outcomes, you're able to brace yourself for them.
The key here is that you're anticipating the unexpected. Instead of panicking, you'll be able to (better) "maintain your composure and continue your task to the best of your ability."
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Read once and then quiz yourself. Retrieving that information is what actually produces more robust learning and memory.
Even if you get the answers wrong, you'll still have an idea of what you don't know. This helps guide your studying more effectively.
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How you visualise a goal or problem in your mind dictates how well you lean into that goal: whether you will be able to meet the goal, how you feel after & your capacity to tackle larger goals.
Do you have trouble finishing your run? Focus on intermediate targets along the way which makes the goal feel closer and you push harder.
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Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
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Most people have an inner critic that judges them, doubts them, belittles them, and always telling them they are not good enough.
You are able to stop beating yourself up.
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While genetic research stands out in favour of rigidity, there is contrary evidence.
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... not a wounded bird.
While a wounded bird usually can’t heal on its own, a sea star regenerates its own limbs. It doesn't have to wait for someone to come to the rescue.
While outside help can be beneficial, you don't always need someone to help you overcome an obstacle. You can find solutions to your problem.
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It means the ability to think clearly, and it extends to determining what you want to be, have, or do in life. Successful people have a clear sense of direction and know what they want to accomplish.
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Internal distractions are one of those problems you can’t really run away from. You need to find ways to prepare your mind for work, and find simple ways to keep it from straying to non-essential thoughts in order to learn how to not get distracted.
There are a few types of internal distractions:
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The six pillars of mental health, physical health and performance are:
Huberman adds oral health, as it influences the entire body, such as your brain or your gut health.
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If you feel like a fraud in your new job role, don't quit! You are in good company.
Almost everyone is a fraud out there who had to:
You need to bluff your way through and become better. Fake it till you make it.
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Keep your caring side, but don't let others hurt you. Some people act mean because they've been hurt too.
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These will serve as guidelines for regaining emotional, social, financial & spiritual freedom.
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We live between rigidity and malleability. It means that both self-discovery and self-improvement matter.
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Make a list of things you want to do but are not doing.
Some habits need to be gradually built up to, and some can be started immediately.
Gradual habits include:
Anything that requires stamina to be built up is gradual.
Immediate habits include:
Anything small enough to not require much energy, mental or physical, to do.
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There are a few focus exercises you can do to improve your overall discipline.
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Do, or do not. There is no “try”.
– Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back
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As a general rule, the fewer the ingredients, the more nourishing the food.
Cut down on chemicals, dyes, and other ingredients that you can't pronounce. I suggest taking a look at your next meal, how many ingredients can you actually identify? If you don't know what you're eating, you're more likely to ingest something that will make you feel sluggish and unproductive.
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Mark the calendar. Set the alarm. Use a checklist.
When you’re trying to break bad habits, you need to resist. But with good habits, you need to remind.
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Don’t complicate your life or waste your precious time by building a boat on the sidelines. Simplify the process.
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For a lot of people, it’s not about getting from start to finish, it’s about getting to start.
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1. Identify idiots early. The sooner you can identify an idiot, the sooner you can start to protect yourself from them.
2. Don't try to change idiots. Idiots are not going to change, so don't waste your time and energy trying to do so.
3. Don't take idiots personally. Idiots are not attacking you personally, they are just being idiots.
4. Set boundaries with idiots. Don't let idiots into your life if you don't have to.
5. Don't argue with idiots. It's a pointless exercise.
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Before you can tackle something, you need to know what that something is.
The 4 fears listed above are just examples. You might have more. So:
The story or belief could be about:
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Don't let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don't try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand, and ask, “Why is this so unbearable? Why can't I endure it?" You'll be embarrassed to answer.
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PS :- Don't try to win all the little battles!
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This tip is a bit more straightforward as it requires you to simply distance yourself physically from things that are causing distractions:
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It is a cognitive bias: we tend to have a specific change in preferences between two options when also presented with a third option that is asymmetrically dominated.
This is the secret agent in more decisions than we could imagine. It even helps us decide whom to date—and, ultimately, whom to marry.
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Disciplined people don't waste time on unimportant tasks. They have a clear goal and a to-do list that helps them stay on track. They don't get sidetracked by social media, emails, or other distractions. So, put down your phone, close your email, and focus on what's really important.
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"If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
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Winners triangle is the opposite of the Drama triangle (Karpman) It is a way to turn a negative situation into something positive and create a win-win for everyone involved.
🔻The Drama Triangle is a negative cycle that causes conflicts.
Introduced by Acey Choy in 1990, the Winners Triangle is a way to break that cycle and create a positive outcome for all.
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Subtly employ the arts of conversation, inference and the unexpected to make your messages "wantable" - engaging the nonconscious mind in ways that facts and logic alone cannot.
Using art, convey things the audience already knows deep-down but cannot articulate on their own.
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A glass of water may seem like the smallest of baby steps towards self-improvement but it's still a step forward:
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Focus your attention on what you can do to keep working “mindlessly” at all costs. All this means is that you should focus on the easy parts first.
Eventually, you can come back to the more difficult parts, and hopefully by then it’ll have come to you or you’ll have built up enough momentum that it won’t break your focus if you work on it.
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We all want connection with others, true connection. That’s impossible when we’re constantly lying about who we are and how we’re showing up in the world, and people pleasing also means never trusting anyone else enough to get to know the real you.
If you’re busy trying to please everyone else, you’re actually just hiding from the world. People are missing out on the most amazing version of you, because you’re too busy trying to be agreeable with everybody else that no one ever gets to know you. That’s a lonely place to be.
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Focus on baby steps. The key to new good habits is to do the minimum and be consistent.
Do not be ambitious at the beginning. That leads to failure. Consistency is what you’re shooting for, so make the hurdle as low as possible.
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Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.
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Ineffective communicators overload people with information.
Listen more than talk. Observe reactions. Validate others' perspectives. Ask clarifying questions.
Choose words carefully to find common ground. two-way dialogue beats one-sided lecturing.
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Ask a ten-year-old what you should do if you catch a cold and the child would immediately recommend getting into bed and drinking chicken soup. Children also know that if you break a bone in your leg you need to get a cast on it so it mends correctly.
But ask an adult what you should do to ease the sharp pain of rejection, the devastating ache of loneliness, or the bitter disappointment of failure and the person would know little about how to treat these common psychological injuries.
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A good method to achieve your goal is to break it down into bite-size pieces using SMART goals.
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If you have 20 tasks you need done every day, how effective do you think your focus ability will be?
Slower is much better than giving up early because you took on too much, too soon.
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If you want to improve or increase your focus, you need to learn to deal with the distractions in your life, and here’s how:
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Momentum is like a discipline lubricant‒it helps ease the process of sticking with goals.
This means each and every day, we need to do something to further our goals (yes, even weekends and holidays). I don’t necessarily mean a big task, but rather, any task that brings us closer to our goals.
For instance:
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In our most committed relationship, we feel a combination of two or three different forms of love. Understanding what forms of love your partner appreciates can help your relationship.
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It’s important to start with a good base for your focus as you learn how to avoid distraction. This means figuring out exactly why you need to focus in the first place.
Deciding what your ultimate goal is will help you dedicate yourself to learning how to focus.
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Put these 3 together and you will have a better idea of your life's purpose and a guide for making better decisions.
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Impact requires venturing into the unknown (whose risk most people avoid) and leadership (which acts as a multiplier of impact).
Four steps:
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