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I’m so lost in the book. I think I have to look into the side I’m not working on?

This book is so hard to read. This is like cryptic English. I think that it says the world gives us signs to how to counter our art or inspires it in a way. And that artists live, and use living to make art?

Everything in love as it happens is art. If we don’t act on our art or thing we want to do or creates it happens elsewhere

I liked this chapter about Identity adaptation. It said to keep your identity small because then you aren’t able to move as the world moves. And maybe that’s why when I fail at something aligned with my identity I crash and burn.

I’m not sure if I like this one. Our genes tell us what area we should focus on? That we are destined to be good in some areas instead of others and that you need to play your strengths? I get that to an extent but also I’m a believer that you can become great at anything you try your best in.

The most satisfying feeling is making progress. A habit tracker js that way.

Make it difficult to do bad habits. Make it such an inconvenience to do the thing that you won’t do it at all.

Make it easy. Remove friction that causes you it not the habit.

The third law of behavior is make it easy. We need to focus on taking action and not bring in motion. Motion is planning, action is doing. Habit formation is when the behavior becomes more automatic through repetition.

Make the habit attractive. The anticipation of the reward is sometimes greater than the reward so make the anticipation to make the action of getting there easier.

The 1st law of behavior change is to make it obvious. Be specific about time and location. There is habit stacking which is doing one habit that will lead into another, and implementation intention which is “ I will (behavior) at (time) in (location)

Point and call out your actions to see the net gain or loss from the action your doing. Am I eating junk? Call it out and say the net outcome of doing so.

I leave about the feedback loop. Cue craving response reward. Why habit work

Forget about setting goals focus on your systems instead. It’s alright to have goals but the systems are what make those goals happen. If I focus on the system the goals will happen. I need to build an identity that aligns with the systems my life will follow, so I am an organized person, so my system looks like putting things in their correct spaces when I arrive home.

Good, I started with James clear story of how he needed to change after his incident and we went into the cycling team and they changed little things that go overlooked and they improved drastically.

Prenups and how to emotionally navigate them

I talked about to navigate money with other people and how to be considerate. It also assumes I’ll always have more money which is nice but it goes through friends, parents , partner, very useful.

I’m realizing that this book will be most helpful when I’m sitting down at the computer and ready to follow the step by step instructions.

I went into the section of investing individually in certain stocks and I barely understood anything. My guess is that when I look again imma look into target date funds.

Target date funds are the easiest way to invest

Talked about portfolio diversity and and how to split up your investments based off your age and how much risk you’d like to incur

We’re going into her investments and more money you invest will basically make it like this. Money generating money. And that it can get to a crossover point where you don’t have to pay for anything anymore.