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Which discomfort will you choose today?
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” — Seneca
How would you care for a friend in this situation?
Give yourself the care you would offer a friend.
Did you spark a little joy in the world today?
Small acts of kindness can start wide-reaching ripples of joy.
What can you influence right now?
Focus your effort on what you can change, not what’s beyond control.
What is the most important thing you need to do today?
Prioritize the one thing that matters most to you each day.
Overcoming the fear of rejection
Break the chains of avoidance and build your confidence by embracing your fears.
Present bias: The present self trumps the future self
We tend to prefer immediate rewards at the expense of future rewards.
Make behavior satisfying or unsatisfying
We tend to repeat behaviors that are immediately satisfying and avoid behaviors that are not.
Make behavior easy or difficult
The easier it is to perform a behavior, the more likely we are to engage in it.
Make behavior attractive or unattractive
The expectation of a satisfying outcome motivates us to act.
How to replace a bad habit by understanding its underlying motive
You want the better feeling it produces, not the habit itself.