Watching this video above, 15 months after starting this whole experiment, is quite a cringeworthy experience.Is that really me? Was I really that bad? Why am I wearing a pink top with pink flowers in the background?So many questions… 15 months and around 60 videos after starting my deliberate practice experiment, I can say just that
All this talk about habits, but what actually is a habit? In simple terms, we can define a habit as an automatic behavior… Delving deeper, a habit has these main characteristics:-Bottom up – meaning that habits are automatic with no conscious thought or attention requiredImpulsive – does not require intentionDirectly cueued – triggered by some kind of
I get a bit frustrated when the so common, but false, idea that it takes 21 days to form a habit is regurgitated. There are two main reasons for my hostility towards spreading this false notion:-It sets false expectations – “I’ll just commit to this new positive ritual for three weeks and then it’ll become automatic and
The one thing that really impresses me about someone is if they are continually shipping stuff. A writer that is continually pushing out novels, an artist that relentlessly produces music, a blogger that’s been publishing videos for years… and so on. In a word, these people are prolific, and they generally have one thing in common.
I want to share with you how I’m structuring my habit system to follow through on the habits that I’m trying to instill… Here is what I’m currently working on:-Daily ritual – every day I take five minutes to write the answer to a number of questions. The questions currently include:- What type of person are
Nothing major to report at the moment – I’ve been sticking to the habit system pretty well so far. One thing I didn’t fully consider:- I’m producing videos on a daily basis, but I think this is probably a bit excessive for my subscribers… I’m not sure at what point delivering content is considered spam, but
As I sit here and write this post, I’m experiencing resistance. I don’t really want to write at the moment….and my brain is masterful at providing me with seemingly justifiable reasons and rationalizations as to why I can just put this off until tomorrow.”You have nothing good to say, do some more reading and you can
By taking the time to grasp a basic understanding of how our brains operate we can learn to use it more effectively and become a more prolific results-getter. Without this understanding is like owning a Ferrari without taking the time to understand and learn how to drive it properly. You can’t get it to perform to
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