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The Goldilocks rule:
* Humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities.
* The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom.
* As habits become routine, they become less interesting and less satisfying. We get bored.
* Anyone can work hard when they feel motivated. It's the ability to keep going when work isn't exciting.
— Oct 16, 2024 05:08AM
* Humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities.
* The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom.
* As habits become routine, they become less interesting and less satisfying. We get bored.
* Anyone can work hard when they feel motivated. It's the ability to keep going when work isn't exciting.
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Dinesh Kumar
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The Downside of creating good habits
* Upside - Can do things without thinking.
* Downside - We stop paying attention to minor errors.
* Habits + Delibrate practice = Mastery.
* Reflection and review are the processes that allow you to remain conscious of your performance over time.
* The tighter we cling to an identity, the harder it becomes to grow beyond it.
— Oct 22, 2024 05:56AM
* Upside - Can do things without thinking.
* Downside - We stop paying attention to minor errors.
* Habits + Delibrate practice = Mastery.
* Reflection and review are the processes that allow you to remain conscious of your performance over time.
* The tighter we cling to an identity, the harder it becomes to grow beyond it.
Dinesh Kumar
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Advanced tactics
* The secret to max ur odds of success is to choose the right field of competition.
* Right habit - easy progress, wrong habit - struggle life.
* Habits are easier when they align with ur natural abilities.
* Play a game that favors ur strength, if u can't find a game that favors u, create one.
* Genes do not eliminate the need for hard work. They clarify it. They tell us what to work hard on.
— Oct 16, 2024 05:03AM
* The secret to max ur odds of success is to choose the right field of competition.
* Right habit - easy progress, wrong habit - struggle life.
* Habits are easier when they align with ur natural abilities.
* Play a game that favors ur strength, if u can't find a game that favors u, create one.
* Genes do not eliminate the need for hard work. They clarify it. They tell us what to work hard on.
Dinesh Kumar
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How an accountability partner can change everything.
* The inversion of 4th law of behavior change is make it unsatisfying.
* We are less likely to repeat a bad habit if it is painful or unsatisfying.
* An accountability partner can create an immediate cost to inaction. We care what others think of us.
* A habit contract can be used to add a social cost to any behavior.
— Sep 18, 2024 02:45AM
* The inversion of 4th law of behavior change is make it unsatisfying.
* We are less likely to repeat a bad habit if it is painful or unsatisfying.
* An accountability partner can create an immediate cost to inaction. We care what others think of us.
* A habit contract can be used to add a social cost to any behavior.
Dinesh Kumar
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How to stick with good habits every day.
* One of the most satisfying feelings is the feeling of making progress.
* A habit tracker is a simple way to measure.
Eg:
Marking X on a calendar.
Transferring paper clips from one jar to another.
* Habit trackers can make your habits satisfying by providing clear evidence of progress.
* Don't break the chain.
* Never miss a streak twice.
— Sep 18, 2024 12:57AM
* One of the most satisfying feelings is the feeling of making progress.
* A habit tracker is a simple way to measure.
Eg:
Marking X on a calendar.
Transferring paper clips from one jar to another.
* Habit trackers can make your habits satisfying by providing clear evidence of progress.
* Don't break the chain.
* Never miss a streak twice.
Dinesh Kumar
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The cardinal rule of behavior change
* The 4th law - Make it satisfying.
* We repeat the behavior when the experience is satisfying.
* The human brain evolved to prioritize immediate rewards over delayed ones.
* Immediately rewarded - repeated,
Immediately punished - avoided.
* To make a habit stick, we need to feel immediately successful even if it is in a small way.
— Sep 10, 2024 04:55AM
* The 4th law - Make it satisfying.
* We repeat the behavior when the experience is satisfying.
* The human brain evolved to prioritize immediate rewards over delayed ones.
* Immediately rewarded - repeated,
Immediately punished - avoided.
* To make a habit stick, we need to feel immediately successful even if it is in a small way.
Dinesh Kumar
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How to make good habits inevitable & bad habits impossible
* The inversion of 3rd law of behavior change:make it difficult.
* A commitment device is a choice you make in the present that locks in better behavior in the future.
* The ultimate way to lock in future behavior is to automate your habits.
* One time Investment leads to deliver increasing returns over time.
* Use technology to automate your habits.
— Sep 09, 2024 08:15AM
* The inversion of 3rd law of behavior change:make it difficult.
* A commitment device is a choice you make in the present that locks in better behavior in the future.
* The ultimate way to lock in future behavior is to automate your habits.
* One time Investment leads to deliver increasing returns over time.
* Use technology to automate your habits.
Dinesh Kumar
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The law of least effort!
* Human behavior follows the law of least effort. We always slide towards the option that requires least effort.
* Create an environment where doing the right thing as easy as possible.
* Reduce friction -> Good behaviors. (Easy)
* Increase friction -> Bad behaviors. (Difficult)
* Prime your environment to make the future actions easier.
— Aug 28, 2024 07:58AM
* Human behavior follows the law of least effort. We always slide towards the option that requires least effort.
* Create an environment where doing the right thing as easy as possible.
* Reduce friction -> Good behaviors. (Easy)
* Increase friction -> Bad behaviors. (Difficult)
* Prime your environment to make the future actions easier.
Dinesh Kumar
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3rd law: Make it easy.
Walk slowly, but never backward
* The effective form of learning smtg is by practice, not by planning.
* Focus on taking action, not being in motion.
* it's more important how frequently we are doing than how time (duration) we are doing.
* Behavior becomes automatic through repeatations.
— Aug 26, 2024 06:53AM
Walk slowly, but never backward
* The effective form of learning smtg is by practice, not by planning.
* Focus on taking action, not being in motion.
* it's more important how frequently we are doing than how time (duration) we are doing.
* Behavior becomes automatic through repeatations.
Dinesh Kumar
is on page 138 of 319
How to find & fix the causes of your bad habits
* Inversion of 2nd law - Behavior change to Unattractive.
* 2 levels of craving (Surface & Deeper)
* Our habits are modern-day solutions to ancient desires.
* The cause of our habits is actually the prediction that precedes them and that leads to feeling.
* Bad habits - Make it Unattractive
* Create a motivation ritual by doing smtg you enjoy immediately.
— Aug 23, 2024 05:24AM
* Inversion of 2nd law - Behavior change to Unattractive.
* 2 levels of craving (Surface & Deeper)
* Our habits are modern-day solutions to ancient desires.
* The cause of our habits is actually the prediction that precedes them and that leads to feeling.
* Bad habits - Make it Unattractive
* Create a motivation ritual by doing smtg you enjoy immediately.
Dinesh Kumar
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The role of family & friends in shaping ur habits
* The culture we live determines the behavior are attractive to us.
* We adopt habits that are praised, respected & approved by the culture - Attractive.
* We imitate the habits of
The close
The many
The powerful
* Join a culture where
1. Your desired behavior is the normal behavior.
2. You already have something in common with the group
— Aug 23, 2024 05:19AM
* The culture we live determines the behavior are attractive to us.
* We adopt habits that are praised, respected & approved by the culture - Attractive.
* We imitate the habits of
The close
The many
The powerful
* Join a culture where
1. Your desired behavior is the normal behavior.
2. You already have something in common with the group
