Science Has Confirmed That If You’re Not Outside Your Comfort Zone, You’re not learning
Stability shuts down the brains learning centers. Do hard things 70 percent of the time.
Change happens slowly. Then all at once
It's the tipping points you have to watch for that might cause change to happen all at once. There is no apparent difference between an ice cube at 0 degrees and 31 degrees, but at 32 degrees, change occurs rather dramatically. Underneath, there is change from 0 to 31, because otherwise the dramatic change at [...]
Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment
Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment. James Clear
Consumers don’t want more choices, they want more confidence in the choices presented
The average American adult makes 35,000 decisions every day — from what we wear to what size coffee we order. Each decision puts some degree of strain on our mental capacity. As the day goes on, we get tired and stop wanting to make decisions. It’s called decision fatigue. The biggest mistake we make in [...]
Embrace the shit
You might have to wade through a lot of shit, which sucks, but that same shit can become the fertilizer that helps you grow and in ways that you may have never thought. Embrace the shit.
Are you solving problems at the branch level or the root level?
"Remove the branches of a thorn bush today and you'll avoid a scrape this year. But next year, you'll face the same problem again. Remove the root of the bush today, and the entire plant will die. Are you solving problems at the branch level or the root level?" James Clear
Research shows that power dulls you to risk
That is, it decreases the cognitive resources dedicated to recalling and anticipating constraints. Where are your guardrails? Are they decreasing such that your power is dulling you?
Not being busy is a competitive advantage
Most people are so strapped for time they can't take advantage of lucky opportunities or quickly resolve unexpected problems. Maintain a bias toward action, but leave room for the unexpected.