Fifty dollars. That’s how much this couple transferred to their “Trip to Europe” savings account each time they cooked dinner instead of going to a restaurant. By year’s end, they had funded their dream vacation — not through strict budgeting or sheer willpower, but by creating habits that worked for them. This story illustrates how…
Daniel Pink joins us to discuss an unusual theory:
(1) that our energy rises, falls, and then rises again;
(2) that this pattern plays out across our days (morning energy, afternoon slump, nighttime second wind);
(3) this also plays out across our lives, with serious implications for how we spend those “muddled middle” years of our 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.
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Geoff Woods, Vice President of The ONE Thing and host of The ONE Thing podcast, is an expert on ruthless prioritization, habit development, and goal setting.
The simple framework he presents allows you to focus deeply and commit to the actions you need to take if you want to take your productivity to the next level this year.
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There are five procrastination triggers, says author Stephen Guise: Fun: We enjoy TV, video games, and anything else that’s easy. Fear: We’re afraid of failure, and therefore we avoid trying. Overwhelm: When the task ahead is daunting, we escape into distraction and avoidance. Brain Overheating: When our mental energy wanes, we’ll ‘zombie’ out with YouTube or social…
“We are what we repeatedly do.” – Aristotle Our successes in life and work are the result of the habits that we practice everyday. Despite knowing the importance of these habits, though, we’re good at creating loopholes to excuse ourselves from the habits we want to practice. In this episode with Gretchen Rubin, New York…