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Resilience in rule form
The rule of thirds is for looking back at your progress and seeing if you should push yourself more or less.
Feeling lousy is not a sign that you're not good enough or doing something wrong. Instead, it means you're trying to do something ambitious.
To maximize your progress towards challenging goals,
- you should be well outside your comfort zone (feeling lousy) a third of the time.
- Feeling lousy much more is risky.
- Feeling lousy less means you're not putting in enough effort.
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How hard you should push yourself when chasing big dreams
Researchers, founders and executives insist that running can teach essential lessons in sticking with big goals and mental toughness.
Olympic distance runner Alexi Pappas's advice from one of her running coaches is to use the rule of thirds:
"Whenever you...
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- Purposeful practice means having a plan - putting a bunch of baby steps together to hit a long term goal,
- Purposeful practice is focused.
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The two minute rule
The two minute rule states, "When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do".
The idea is to make your habits as easy as possible to start.
A new habit should not feel like a challenge. The actions that you follow can be challenging, but the f...
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