Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success

The moment you jump in with full commitment, you will realize it was much easier than you formulated in your mind. You will begin to adapt. But in order to do so, you’ll need faith that you can do this, and you’ll need to be a flexible learner. Even still, it will not be smooth sailing. Although exposing yourself directly is the fastest and most pr

How would you know if you were on the right course? How can you minimize the turbulence and other conditions distracting your path? In the previous chapter, I explained how to disconnect and reset so you could set your trajectory. This chapter explains the importance of having a daily environment to ensure you stay on the right path toward your new

And when you improve a system, you improve the lives of everyone in that system, even your competition. When you enhance the environment for your competition, you force them to think, create, and live at a higher level, which then forces you to up your game as well. Evolution at work.

Begin your technology intervention by taking a weekly fast, where you don’t check your smartphone or get on the Internet at all for twenty-four hours. The purpose of the technology fast is to reconnect with yourself and your loved ones.

What was right yesterday may no longer be right today. You’re adaptive but purposeful. Thus, like the authoring self, you have a map of where you want to go, but you’re open to having that map modified, expanded, and possibly redirected entirely with better information. Rather than obsessing about a particular outcome, you expect the best outcome t

Ancient philosophies such as stoicism and spiritual beliefs such as Buddhism and Christianity fundamentally oppose a hedonistic approach to life. Embracing challenges, pain, and difficulty are among the primary paths to meaning and growth according to these perspectives.

Weekly Planning Sessions Using Your Journal It’s effective to have a condensed or similar version of this recovery journaling session during a weekly planning session. Every week, this is where you reflect on your previous week and make better plans for the following week. Weekly planning sessions are essentially an expanded version of your morning

Unfortunately for those who have fully bought into positive psychology and its findings, a life of pleasure-seeking is not what creates a deep sense of meaning and satisfaction. It’s the load, the challenge, and the opposition that create true fulfillment and accomplishment. True happiness often involves taking a hit in the present to pave the way

This is the process and emotional experience of pursuing a big dream. You’ll be stretching, growing, and moving while most other people are overwhelmed by the distance between mile marker 1 and 50. While they’re staring at the forest from a distance, you’re winding your way through the trees. And soon enough, you’ll be on the other side.