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Creating a productive schedule
Avoiding procrastination
Prioritizing tasks effectively
The Bottom Line
- The essential thing is figuring out what tasks are worth keeping and what aren't.
- When you stick to a certain activity for 21 days or more, you give yourself the opportunity to find if this new thing is valuable enough - for you - to keep doing it.
- Regularly hitting the gym allows you to see how this activity can positively impact your body, mind, and life in general.
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The Incentive Behind How Many Days Does It Take to Form a Habit
- There's something powerful about knowing an end exists
- Having a particular end date where things will supposedly become easier means being able to convince yourself that you can push through that number of days
- If our initial conviction was that things will now be easier - au...
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The Real Value: Get Started
- Your value system takes a drastic turn when you keep practising an activity you want to form as a habit.
- Embarking on a habit-formation journey gives you the opportunity to figure out what you really value.
- Persisting in doing something allows you to see which things are impo...
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The Duration Of Habit Formation
People thinking about forming good habits often get stuck. They get preoccupied with a question that feels hopeful. But it’s actually hollow inside. In particular, looking for the answer to: How many days does it take to form a habit?
There is no point.
If you want to know ho...
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How The Myth Took Formation
In a famous book from the 1960s, Dr. Maxwell Malt said: "These, and many other commonly observed phenomena tend to show that it requires a minimum of about 21 days for an old mental image to dissolve and a new one to jell."
21-days seems reasonable. Easy. Tweetable. Doable....
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The 21 Day Myth
According to productivity experts, if a person commits to doing something – anything – for 21 days straight.
This thing will supposedly become automatic behaviour that doesn’t require any effort. This is not true.
For example, if you want to lose weight, yo...
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Consider the Consequences
It will help you determine how your final decision will impact yourself, and/or others involved.
In this step, you will be asking yourself what is likely to be the results of your decision. How will it affect you now? And how will it affect your future?
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SET YOUR PRIORITIES
- Have a List – Many people say, “I know what I have to get done.” But, they don’t have a list. Until you have written your tasks down and compared them against each other, it is difficult to have a clear picture of what is truly important.
- Rank Your Priorities...
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