The habit mechanic Part - 5 Flashcards
this traditional approach to changing our habits is overreliant on Will Power
overreliant = demasiado dependiente
You use Will Power to regulate your emotions and resist the temptation of entering the old routine of checking the phone
entering = entrar
Rewards encourage behavior and penalties discourage it
discourage = desanimar
These simple behaviors are increasingly agitated and exploited in the Learning War
agitated = agitado
we would not have achieved this milestone
milestone = hito
If you were sleep deprived and took a driving lesson
deprived = privado
instead of trying to make a single massive leap of progress
leap = saltar
A predestrian crossing will remind us to stop
pedestrian crossing = paso cebra
explaining the nuances of all of these is beyond the scope of this book
nuances = matices
scope = alcance
I don’t want to get a speeding fine
speeding fine = multa por exceso de velocidad
We are hardwired to find improving and achieving both rewarding and motivational
hardwired = cableado, programados
one positive reflection each day turns into a more positive outlook on life
outlook = perspectiva
I fill it in and stick it on my fridge at the begining of each week
stick it = pegarlo
give yourself a tick (or a cross if you fail)
tick = check
Aim to get as many consecutive ticks as possible, and create a tick streak
streak = racha
you can of course go much further ( think likes, points, badges, leaderboards, etc.)
leaderboards = tablas de clasificación
Scarcity (sale, happy hour, buy one-get-one-free offers)
scarcity = escasez
making a bet, scratch cards, playing the lottery
scratch = rascar
countdown timers to encourage you not to miss out on this fantastic offer
timers = temporizadores
this is because they are deliberately loaded with rewards and penalties, and are always very close by/strapped to you
strapped = atado
This feeds directly into the APE Brain’s subconscious concerns about how much other people like us
concerns = preocupaciones
So seeing the red dot can create a little stress response in your brain that compels you to take action
compels = obliga
Speedeer get fined and money goes into a pot
get fined = ser multado
the money paid in fines by those who broke the speed limit
fines = fines
I create bespoke monthly planners for some of my clients
bespoke = a medida
The Serbian ace apperently liked the imagine and agrees he is constantly monitoring himself
ace = as
a lack of BDNF can shrink the hipocampus
shrink = encojerse
The broadcaster was told about a recent experiment
broadcaster = emisora
whole grain or whole wheat bread
wheat bread = pan integral
almonds
almonds = almendras
What you eat can help or hinder your wellbeing
hinder = impedir
High-intensity interval training helps regulate cravings, adictions and appetite
cravings = antojos
Conversely, seasonal affective disorder, Sad is activated by low levels of natural light
Conversely = en cambio
Physical jobs, for example, mowing the lawn
mowing the lawn = cortar el césped
Swearing is what the body produce when we are training
swearing = transpiración
It is important that your excersice makes you sweat or perspire
perspire = sudar
they understimate their calories intake
intake = consumo, adminisión
Sleep deprivation has some obvious and surprising consequences
deprivation = privación
Sleep deprivation appears to impar the HAC (Helpful Attention Control) Brain
impar = deteriorar
Poor sleep habits are through to increasing the onset of prefontal cortex
onset = inicio
But you should aim to visit level 1
aim = apuntar, objetivo
stop the release of melatonin, a hormone responsible for sleepiness
sleepiness = somnolencia
Dim your lights
Dim = atenuar
while you can’t control a challenge upsetting you
upsetting = desconcertante
Brain is so powerful and potentially overwhelming that we must plan to outsmart
outsmart = Burlar
We do not need to be as painstaking or as adept at self-watching
painstaking = esmerado
It helps us understand that we are neither useless nor faultlessly
faultlessly = implacables
This is your momentum to get higher
momentum = impulso
Please get off the room
get off = salir
Some people have beautiful shorthand and make awsome letters
shorthand = taquigrafía
Kind of heat chamber where it is hot
chamber = cámara
he was crowned world champion
crowned = coronado
He slowed from a run, to a jog, to a standstill
jog = trote
standstill = parada, punto muerto
leaving no stone unturned
unturned = remover
People have to be insightfull to get success
insightful = perpicaz
so I cannot afford to try something new and fail
afford = permitirse
The positives of building this new habit far outweigh the negatives
outweigh = compensa
doing it will make me look odd
odd = extraño
The boxes are stacked against them
stacked = apilado
The team is arguably one of the most successful sporting team
arguably = discutiblemente
their win rate over 100 years is around 77 percent
rate = tasa
