The Rest Of The Book Flashcards

1
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When you create a new habit, it should take no longer than

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2 minutes to complete

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2
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The more you ritualize the beginning of a process the easier

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It becomes to slip into a state of focus and accomplish great things

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3
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Standardize before you

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Optimize. You can’t improve a habit that doesn’t exist yet.

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4
Q

Someone’s success is less about making good habits and more about

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Making bad habits hard

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5
Q

The inversion of the third law of behavior change is

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Make it difficult

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6
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A commitment device is a choice you make in the present

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That locks in a behavior in the future

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7
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Ways to track your habits

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X on a calendar
Digital habit tracker
Etc

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8
Q

What is the inversion of the 4th law of behavior change?

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Make it unsatisfying

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9
Q

The secret to maximizing your odds of success is to choose the right what?

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Field of competition

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10
Q

Play a game that favors your strengths. If you can’t find a game that favors you..

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Create one

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11
Q

Habits + Deliberate Practice =

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Mastery

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12
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The tighter we cling to an identity, the harder it becomes to…

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Grow beyond it

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13
Q

The greatest threat to success is not failure, but…

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boredom

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