Stephen Guise

Smart Strategies For Hawk-Like Focus, Healthier Habits, And Self-Mastery

Stephen Guise is the creator of the award-winning personal development site called Deep Existence, the web’s premier resource on focusing – an ancient skill buried an avalanche of opportunities and distracting technology in the digital age. The secret to living a meaningful life will always be to focus your efforts.

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How to Be an Imperfectionist

The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism

by Stephen Guise

You ever struggle with perfectionism? If so, it’s time to learn how to be an imperfectionist! Stephen Guise (author of Mini Habits), shows us the way. Big Ideas include being a poser, living within floors and ceilings, thinking vs. doing, pulling the lever, and cultivating result apathy.

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Conquering Perfectionism & Conquering Procrastination

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Mini Habits

Smaller Habits, Bigger Results

by Stephen Guise

How’s your habit-building process working for you? If you’ve stalled a few (hundred?) times, Stephen Guise tells us that Mini Habits might be just the thing you’re looking for! In the Note we look at what a Mini Habit is and how to go about rockin’ it exploring Big Ideas like making habits stupid small (aka “too small to fail”), embracing Newton’s 1st law, and being aware of ego depletion as you create your chain!

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Habits & Willpower

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100% on ONE Keystone Daily Micro Habit

So, we’re ready to go ALL IN and make that 100% commitment with super bright lines. Fantastic. But here’s the deal. First: We need to make sure we make that jumbo-ALL-IN commitment on ONE thing. Not one HUNDRED things. ONE thing. You can pick whatever you want. Research...

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How to Be an Imperfectionist

Stephen Guise wrote a great little book called How to Be an Imperfectionist. As a still-recovering perfectionist, I found it very useful. One of my favorite Ideas in there inspired this +1. Most of us with high standards set very aggressive goals. Now, this is a VERY good thing ...

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Stephen Guise

Smart Strategies For Hawk-Like Focus, Healthier Habits, And Self-Mastery

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