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91% of us will not meet our New Year resolutions
- But 9% of us will (according to studies)
- It takes 21 days for a new habit to form.
- 66 days for that behavior to become automatic
1) & one mental model to help you get through it
91% of us will not meet our New Year resolutions
- But 9% of us will (according to studies)
- It takes 21 days for a new habit to form.
- 66 days for that behavior to become automatic
1) & one mental model to help you get through it
2) 1st Stop: Discipline > Motivation
- Motivation: (n) The general desire to do.
- Discipline: (v) To train by instruction and exercise.
Motivation only exists as a noun. But discipline is a verb.
In other words, discipline is something you do, motivation comes and goes.
- Motivation: (n) The general desire to do.
- Discipline: (v) To train by instruction and exercise.
Motivation only exists as a noun. But discipline is a verb.
In other words, discipline is something you do, motivation comes and goes.
3) 2nd Stop: Valley of Pain
Pain is a good sign. A rite of passage on your way to the promise land.
learn to recognize its demons:
- fear & resistance
- research & productivity tool masterbation
- excuses & illusion of time
- telling others about your goals
Pain is a good sign. A rite of passage on your way to the promise land.
learn to recognize its demons: - fear & resistance
- research & productivity tool masterbation
- excuses & illusion of time
- telling others about your goals
4) 3rd Stop: Discipline is not enough, it has to feel good.
Hereâs my secret for sticking with anything -
It has to feel good
Discipline metabolizes motivation so that it can get you over the âValley of Painâ and into the realm of âFeeling Goodâ
Dopamine leads to habits
Hereâs my secret for sticking with anything -
It has to feel good
Discipline metabolizes motivation so that it can get you over the âValley of Painâ and into the realm of âFeeling Goodâ
Dopamine leads to habits
5) Howâs it possible to like something you initially didnât enjoy?
Mood follows action.
When we're feeling down, the best thing we can do to change our mental state is to change our physical state
Behavior 1st - thoughts, feelings & perceptions follow
https://bit.ly/2KL7toh
Mood follows action.
When we're feeling down, the best thing we can do to change our mental state is to change our physical state
Behavior 1st - thoughts, feelings & perceptions follow
https://bit.ly/2KL7toh
6) 4th Stop: Habit -> Identity
Disciplined actions -> habits w/ the the balm of dopamine. Their summation become our identity
@JamesClear: "Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become."
Self- actualization = motivation to start the process again
Disciplined actions -> habits w/ the the balm of dopamine. Their summation become our identity
@JamesClear: "Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become."
Self- actualization = motivation to start the process again
7) "When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you donât have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy.
You can be satisfied anytime your system is running."
Goodluck my friends
full post below https://wellnesswisdom.substack.com/p/-wellness-wisdom-vol31-a-mental-model
You can be satisfied anytime your system is running."
Goodluck my friends
full post below
https://wellnesswisdom.substack.com/p/-wellness-wisdom-vol31-a-mental-model
