In this episode, Benji and Chris discuss New Year’s Resolutions and various tips and tricks you can use to stay oriented towards your goals
- Benji and Chris discuss their thoughts on New year’s Resolutions and wether or not they have any (1:15)
- Common mistakes people make when setting goals(6:24)
- The importance of setting a valuable goal (8:51)
- Tip #1: Break your goals into smaller parts so the magnitude of your goal doesn’t crush you (15:19)
- Tip #2: Follow the 85% rule to stay motivated as your pursuit your goals (17:29)
- Brief history the study of human psychological as it relates to goal setting and the acronyms that have been made over the years (19:45)
- Becoming aware of your bad habits first and an easy exercise you can do to see how much time you may be wasting throughout the day (23:32)
- Tip #3: Make an obvious schedule to avoid procrastination and limit your ability to be dishonest with yourself (25:00)
- Tip #4: Change your environment and declutter so you’re not distracted by multiple things (27:56)
- Tip #5: Joining a group or community that holds you accountable (32:16)
- Focusing your eyes (or mind) on a more precise point makes you more likely to reach your destination (36:42)
- Tip #6: Fixate your eyes on a tiny object or spec for 30-60 seconds before starting something related to your goals (40:28)
- What is delayed discounting and how it messes up your ability to reach your goals (41:08)
- Tip #7: Visualizing failure is a far better sustained motivator then visualizing success (44:29)
- Jordan Peterson’s written exercise for becoming a better version of you (46:39)
- Tip #8: Using the “anti-bet” to ensure you achieve your goal (48:38)
- Tip #9: Only set 1-2 main goals per year (51:15)
- Tip #10: Make your goal moderately difficult (53:02)
- Understanding dopamine and the dopamine reward-prediction error (55:42)
- Tip #11: Prioritize daily systems and micro-habits over measuring your progress towards your your macro goal (56:37)
- Tip #12: Have a positive perception as to why you are trying to achieve a given goal (58:56)
- Bonus Tip: Ways to increase dopamine (1:00:05)
- Compare yourself to who YOU were the day before (1:00:46)
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