At 21:
- Ruled by fear
- A slave to my desires
- Seeing 3am more than 6am
- More bad habits than Ed Sheeran
At 27:
- Exercising daily
- Waking up at 5:30am
- Using fear as a compass
- Running ultra-marathons
Here are 19 rules that changed my life:
- Ruled by fear
- A slave to my desires
- Seeing 3am more than 6am
- More bad habits than Ed Sheeran
At 27:
- Exercising daily
- Waking up at 5:30am
- Using fear as a compass
- Running ultra-marathons
Here are 19 rules that changed my life:
1. 212 Sleep Rule
- No food 2 hours before bed
- No screens 1 hour before bed
- No caffeine after 2pm
Try this and watch your energy match the Duracell bunnies.
- No food 2 hours before bed
- No screens 1 hour before bed
- No caffeine after 2pm
Try this and watch your energy match the Duracell bunnies.
2. Wake up before the world without hitting snooze
My most productive hours are before everyone else wakes up.
3 tips to wake up without snoozing:
1. Follow the 212 Sleep Rule
2. Put your alarm in the bathroom cabinet
3. Find something youāre excited to get up for
My most productive hours are before everyone else wakes up.
3 tips to wake up without snoozing:
1. Follow the 212 Sleep Rule
2. Put your alarm in the bathroom cabinet
3. Find something youāre excited to get up for
3. Donāt watch the news
I no longer feel everything's going to shit.
Read these books to reset your worldview:
- Factfulness: 10 Reasons Weāre Wrong About The World
- The Rational Optimist
We are wired to enjoy gossip and focus on the negative.
Donāt let that be exploited.
I no longer feel everything's going to shit.
Read these books to reset your worldview:
- Factfulness: 10 Reasons Weāre Wrong About The World
- The Rational Optimist
We are wired to enjoy gossip and focus on the negative.
Donāt let that be exploited.
4. Use the minimum viable habit when you donāt feel like it
The no.1 reason Iāve been able to form good habits.
Find the minimum viable habit.
- 1 rep
- 1 page
- 1 minute
Not feeling it? Complete the minimum viable habit.
Consistency is key.
Value progress over perfection.
The no.1 reason Iāve been able to form good habits.
Find the minimum viable habit.
- 1 rep
- 1 page
- 1 minute
Not feeling it? Complete the minimum viable habit.
Consistency is key.
Value progress over perfection.
5. If someone else in a worse situation has achieved it, so can I
This eliminates any excuse.
There is always someone worse off that has achieved your dreams.
Use that as fuel to your fire.
You are capable of achieving your dreams.
Belief is what's holding you back.
This eliminates any excuse.
There is always someone worse off that has achieved your dreams.
Use that as fuel to your fire.
You are capable of achieving your dreams.
Belief is what's holding you back.
6. Take 100% responsibility
Once you blame other things you release control of your life to someone or something else.
Every decision you have made has brought you to this point.
First, take responsibility for your life.
Then change it.
Once you blame other things you release control of your life to someone or something else.
Every decision you have made has brought you to this point.
First, take responsibility for your life.
Then change it.
7. Action precedes motivation
Motivation is a myth.
Think of it like an emotion.
It comes and goes.
Stop waiting to feel motivated
Start taking action before you feel like it.
Youāll be surprised how āmotivatedā you feel afterwards.
Motivation is a myth.
Think of it like an emotion.
It comes and goes.
Stop waiting to feel motivated
Start taking action before you feel like it.
Youāll be surprised how āmotivatedā you feel afterwards.
8. If you fear it, do it
I was a slave to fear.
I was passing on growth opportunities.
The only cure for fear is action.
Fear of public speaking? Speak more.
Fear of failure? Start a project.
Fear of rejection? Ask shops for 10% off.
Lean into fear.
It will disappear.
I was a slave to fear.
I was passing on growth opportunities.
The only cure for fear is action.
Fear of public speaking? Speak more.
Fear of failure? Start a project.
Fear of rejection? Ask shops for 10% off.
Lean into fear.
It will disappear.
9. 1 in 2 rule for easy habits
I failed to form a consistent meditation habit for years.
Until I started with 1 min a day and increased by 1 min every 2 weeks.
Progress was slow but forming the habit was effortless.
Make the habit automatic before increasing the time.
I failed to form a consistent meditation habit for years.
Until I started with 1 min a day and increased by 1 min every 2 weeks.
Progress was slow but forming the habit was effortless.
Make the habit automatic before increasing the time.
10. The Irritable Checklist
If I'm feeling irritable I ask:
- Have I eaten enough?
- Have I drank enough?
- Have I slept enough?
- Have I moved enough?
Correcting these always improves my mood.
This has saved multiple arguments with my wife.
If I'm feeling irritable I ask:
- Have I eaten enough?
- Have I drank enough?
- Have I slept enough?
- Have I moved enough?
Correcting these always improves my mood.
This has saved multiple arguments with my wife.
11. Change it or accept it. Donāt think about it.
Everytime I worry I first decide if I can change it.
If I can, I get to work immediately.
If I canāt, I accept it immediately.
No good comes from procrastinating on either of these.
This is hard but Iām working on it.
Everytime I worry I first decide if I can change it.
If I can, I get to work immediately.
If I canāt, I accept it immediately.
No good comes from procrastinating on either of these.
This is hard but Iām working on it.
12. The 40% Rule
From David Goggins.
Feel like you're at your limit? You're only 40% there.
This has helped me through every ultra-marathon.
If Iām not dead, Iām not at my limit.
If someone held a gun to my head, I would continue.
That means Iām not at my limit.
From David Goggins.
Feel like you're at your limit? You're only 40% there.
This has helped me through every ultra-marathon.
If Iām not dead, Iām not at my limit.
If someone held a gun to my head, I would continue.
That means Iām not at my limit.
13. Someone would do anything for your problems
My Nan is a tough cookie:
- 2x Cancer (No taste, everything mashed)
- 15 yrs caring for her paralysed Mum
- Husband with dementia
I've never heard her complain.
She always says āthereās always someone worse off than you.'
My Nan is a tough cookie:
- 2x Cancer (No taste, everything mashed)
- 15 yrs caring for her paralysed Mum
- Husband with dementia
I've never heard her complain.
She always says āthereās always someone worse off than you.'
14. When bored, be mindful
We are quick to combat boredom.
Usually with our phone.
We have forgotten what itās like to spend time with ourselves.
Take notice of the world around you, the boredom will turn into gratitude.
We are quick to combat boredom.
Usually with our phone.
We have forgotten what itās like to spend time with ourselves.
Take notice of the world around you, the boredom will turn into gratitude.
15. Give give give
Life is a positive sum game.
When you give, nothing is lost.
When you give, both parties gain.
When you give, the world becomes a better place.
Donāt just give physical things.
Give a positive feeling.
Give a compliment.
Give a smile.
Life is a positive sum game.
When you give, nothing is lost.
When you give, both parties gain.
When you give, the world becomes a better place.
Donāt just give physical things.
Give a positive feeling.
Give a compliment.
Give a smile.
16. You never know what they're going through
The rude cashier lost a parent last week.
The driver who cut you up was visiting his dying wife.
The receptionist who didnāt say please or thank you was up all night with her sick baby.
Be patient and understanding.
The rude cashier lost a parent last week.
The driver who cut you up was visiting his dying wife.
The receptionist who didnāt say please or thank you was up all night with her sick baby.
Be patient and understanding.
17. Remember you could die tomorrow
- Donāt put things off
- Do things that make you fulfilled
- Treat every encounter like it could be the last
- Donāt worry about things that wouldnāt matter if you died tomorrow
Donāt fear death.
Use it as a tool to live.
- Donāt put things off
- Do things that make you fulfilled
- Treat every encounter like it could be the last
- Donāt worry about things that wouldnāt matter if you died tomorrow
Donāt fear death.
Use it as a tool to live.
18. Impossible goals arenāt impossible
I thought running 40 miles was impossible. Then I did it.
I thought making money online was impossible. Then I did it.
I thought waking up at 5:30 was impossible. Then I did it.
Set impossible goals.
Youāll be surprised what's possible.
I thought running 40 miles was impossible. Then I did it.
I thought making money online was impossible. Then I did it.
I thought waking up at 5:30 was impossible. Then I did it.
Set impossible goals.
Youāll be surprised what's possible.
19. I canāt lose if I donāt quit
I got this from Alex Hormozi.
When experiencing the hardest times, repeat this rule to yourself.
Our biggest superpower is our resolute refusal to quit.
You canāt lose if you donāt quit.
I got this from Alex Hormozi.
When experiencing the hardest times, repeat this rule to yourself.
Our biggest superpower is our resolute refusal to quit.
You canāt lose if you donāt quit.
19 rules that changed my life:
1. 212 Sleep Rule
2. Wake up before the world without hitting snooze
3. Donāt watch the news
4. Use the minimum viable habit when you donāt feel like it
5. If someone else in a worse situation has achieved it, so can I
6. Take 100% responsibility
1. 212 Sleep Rule
2. Wake up before the world without hitting snooze
3. Donāt watch the news
4. Use the minimum viable habit when you donāt feel like it
5. If someone else in a worse situation has achieved it, so can I
6. Take 100% responsibility
19 rules that changed my life:
7. Action precedes motivation
8. If you fear it, do it
9. 1 in 2 rule for easy habits
10. The Irritable Checklist
11. Change it or accept it. Donāt think about it.
12. The 40% rule
13. Someone would do anything for your problems
7. Action precedes motivation
8. If you fear it, do it
9. 1 in 2 rule for easy habits
10. The Irritable Checklist
11. Change it or accept it. Donāt think about it.
12. The 40% rule
13. Someone would do anything for your problems
19 rules that changed my life:
14. When bored, be mindful
15. Give give give
16. You never know what they're going through
17. Remember you could die tomorrow
18. Impossible goals arenāt impossible
19. I canāt lose if I donāt quit
14. When bored, be mindful
15. Give give give
16. You never know what they're going through
17. Remember you could die tomorrow
18. Impossible goals arenāt impossible
19. I canāt lose if I donāt quit
That's all from me.
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