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icon:: 📖 purchased:: Nov 17th, 2022 start:: Nov 17th, 2022 end:: published:: length:: author:: @Peter Hollins cover:: reading-time:: score:: - Meta - good advice. most resonated with me. Looked yp the author - author summarizes the entire book in last few pages - Ideas - Questions collapsed:: true - 1. Will this course of action create a gap between my ideal self and my non-desired self? - 2. Does this action truly represent my intentions? - 3. Am I merely uncomfortable? - 4. What would I do if I had no choice but to exercise self-discipline? - 5. Is “I don’t want to” a good enough excuse to not do something? - 6. Am I doing the right thing or the easy thing? - Is there a real obstacle to my goal that can’t be overcome? - The power of ten - The power of ten. If you can delay action on your impulses, often you can overcome them. - Tell yourself to persevere for just ten more seconds when you want to stop, and tell yourself to try something out for just ten seconds when you are delaying starting. #kaizen - - Highlights collapsed:: true - TODO Set up a “vision board” where you paste collaged images that make you think of your goal. Position your board where you can see it constantly. - Don’t say, “I have to do XYZ,” but instead say, “I choose to do XYZ.” - put your focus into ideally just one project at a time. Light beams, when focused onto a single point, act like a laser, which can cut through metal. #@Michael Saylor id:: 6376d932-a529-4d15-84e2-cbfb30c34c0a - you didn’t expect discomfort, so you were thrown off course when it appeared. Do the opposite: don’t just anticipate discomfort, but relish it. Seek it out. - You see, in the moment, it’s the urges, addictions and transient desires that speak the strongest, but what would your future self say about the slice of cake? What advice would they give you? From that point of view, look at your options, and make a decision. -