“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.” – Mark Twain Miriam Quick put together the list of non-fiction books below. Reading high-quality non-fiction brings increasing benefits over time. Here are a few. “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” –…
I’ve shared Chase Hughes’ content before. Chase is founder and CEO of Applied Behavior Research, leading behavior expert, and author. In the video below, Chase describes a psychological self-assessment exercise called a Dopamine Map. Here is a mock-up of what your dopamine map could look like. You can create this by hand on a blank…
This video delivers a single, unifying message beneath its many examples: clarity and focus determine your future. Whether you’re trying to build good habits, break bad ones, or pursue a meaningful goal, progress begins by deciding what you want and what you must stop doing to stop sabotaging yourself. Want More? A lot of the…
Experiment: What happens when you impose extreme constraints and refuse to lower your standards? In this video, LifebyMikeG takes on a deceptively simple challenge: eat exceptional food on just $1 per meal for an entire week. This isn’t just a story about eating cheap food. No Kraft Dinner or hotdogs or white bread here. No…
What do you do when your discipline collapses and momentum dies? In this video, Improvement Pill answers a simple but uncomfortable question: how do you recover from a period of self-inflicted stagnation. His answer is a deliberately brutal ritual he calls a dopamine fast. By removing nearly every source of pleasure for a full day,…
I recall reading years ago that a trait of highly successful people is an inclindation towards having an “action bias”. In other words, they have a tendency to favor action over inaction, often to their long-term benefit. They get more reps in while less successful people overanalyze and prepare for action they never take. They…
A vision board is a form of constant reminder of where you are going in life. If you want to point yourself in a particular direction, then a vision board might be helpful. Some benefits of a vision board are that it reminds you who you want to be. This clarity can have a positive…
Chase Hughes, founder and CEO of Applied Behavior Research, leading behavior expert, and author, describes how to use the “brainwashing formula” on ourselves to produce positive change in this video. He proposes the following acronym: F.E.A.R. Want More? Chase recommends using a vision board. There are many ways to accomplish this. It can be a…
Dan Martell actually delivers a masterclass in AI prompting in this short video. But If you’re like me, you’ll need to watch the video several times and take notes to be able to really pick up what he’s laying down. Then you’ll need the self-discipline to apply this methodology every time you use AI. Once…
This will sound like a joke yet it is probably more like a life secret hiding in plain sight. But, for most of us, adopting this habit will transform our lives completely. Think about the changes in your social life that would occur. Consider the added time and energy that you would have. Think of…
