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The impact of opportunity cost on personal and professional life
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Understanding the concept of opportunity cost
Just like going to the gym and building up strength, the more you train your willpower by accomplishing tasks on a consistent basis, the more you’ll have of it.
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Long term change is better served by building better habits, than by forcing your willpower.
You will choose the apple over the cake for a number of times ... and then give up. Building a habit to start the day by going to the gym will work better.
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...to familiar environmental cues.
They form when you engage in a behavior repeatedly in the presence of consistent stimuli.
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...means changing the cue that triggers it.
Instead of focusing on developing the habit of “working out,” develop the habit of putting yourself in the position to work out regularly: get home, get into workout clothes, prepare you water, go to the gym.
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...of days to form a new habit.
Instead, habits come about gradually over time and in a non-linear fashion.
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While consistency is key, missing one or a handful of opportunities to practice the desired habit will not ruin your chances at establishing that habit in the long run.
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