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Talking to Yourself Out Loud: How Your Own Words Shape How You Think
Decision Making and Time Management
Self-talking can save us a lot of time by getting us out of our procrastination, and wake us up from our distractions. It makes decisions easier and makes us more committed to getting things done.
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Systems and Goals
Systems are personal habits that we incorporate into our daily routines.
Building a better system is better than putting additional effort to correct errors, struggling to rise upwards towards one's perceived goal.
Talking to yourself out loud is one example of such a personal system.
Talking Out Loud
Talking out loud helps spell out your intentions, and provides clarity.
Talking out loud about a problem allows you to better understand the problem, provides a certain detached view of the problem by framing it differently and can help identify possible solutions.
Learning
Teaching someone makes us learn the subject well, and we can identify our areas of improvement.
Similarly, self-talking is a great way to learn, as it makes us slow down and be single-minded. This is especially helpful while doing an online course or preparing for an exam.
Decision Making and Time Management
Self-talking can save us a lot of time by getting us out of our procrastination, and wake us up from our distractions. It makes decisions easier and makes us more committed to getting things done.
What we say to ourselves matters
Clearing any self-doubt and removing 'imposter syndrome' from our mind is a huge benefit of self-talking.
If you are feeling inadequate, incompetent, or simply in doubt, practicing self-compassion by giving yourself a pep-talk can work wonders.
Self-Management
We all want to grow every day, become better problem solvers, make decisions, learn new things and then teach them to others, journal about what's going on in our lives and trying to accomplish our goals. All of this requires self-management.
Self-talking as a self-management tool is a proactive approach at our disposal.
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Personal Objective Key Results - OKR
OKRs take big lofty goals, segment them into objectives, and then tie each of those objectives to actionable Key Results.
The Objective is the point on the...
Setting your personal OKR
- Decide on your mission for your quarter.
- Break mission down into objectives.
- Draft your Key Results. Key Results are specific, timely and measurable indicators of your progress.
- Consider the purpose of each KR.
- Find an accountability partner.
- Check in every 2–4 weeks with your partner.
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Priming the Environment
Ideas to prime your environment
- To draw more: Put your pencils, pens, notebooks, and drawing tools on top of your desk, within easy reach.
- To exercise more: Set out your workout clothes, shoes, gym bag, and water bottle ahead of time.
- To improve your diet: Chop up a ton of fruits and vegetables on weekends and pack them in containers, so you have easy access to healthy, ready-to-eat options during the week.
Make bad behaviors difficult
If you watch too much television, unplug it after each use. Only plug it back in if you can say out loud the name of the show you want to watch. (Which prevents you from turning on Netflix and “just finding something” to watch.) This setup creates just enough friction to prevent mindless viewing.
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Start Your Mornings Right
Mornings are mostly spent on auto pilot mode, leading to each day being a routine affair. Mornings can be lived intentionally, and are fundamental in changing our days, years and entire lives.
...Activities To Do
- Writing a Journal: Writing acts like a mind emptier and one feels energized and ready to go.
- Read your Yesterday Journal: It gives a fresh and clear perspective to what you did the previous day.
- Set a Goal: Set a goal for yourself and try to follow it during the day.
- Opening Windows: Let the fresh air inside, letting yourself be refreshed and receptive.
Move
- Exercise: Get yourself moving in the morning and bless your body with endorphins for the whole day. Going for a short walk also sets up the stage for the day, making you aware and energetic.
- A Short Yoga session: Do some Surya Namaskars or Sun Salutation, and give yourself calm and balance, in just five minutes.
- Spend time in the Garden: If possible, go to the garden or terrace and breathe in the fresh air, clearing your mind and your senses.
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