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Patience + Perseverance = Commanding Weapon

Joe De Sena’s newest book is called The Spartan Way. It’s all about the ten Spartan virtues. It’s awesome. (Quick recap for those who might not have been following...

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Yoda Says: 1. Reactive + 2. Structural + 3. Expansive

In our last +1, we talked about the two facets of Emotional Stamina. Recall: The WORSE you feel, the MORE committed you are to your protocol. AND… The BETTER you feel, the MORE committed you are to your protocol!!! Take an iron to those up/down wrinkles—make the highs sustainably hig...

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Make It: Obvious + Attractive + Easy + Satisfying

In our last number of +1s, we’ve been having fun swimming in and out of the Atomic Habits pool. Most recently, we had fun measuring

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Strategic Considerations + Odysseus Contracts

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that willpower outpredicts IQ by a factor of TWO for academic performance. Today I want to revisit the fact that the best willpower exemplars am...

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One Is a Much Better Predictor than the Other

In our last +1, we talked about the awesome CEO-dads (and Harvard interns!) who are committed to mastering their Love as much as their Work. (Inspiring!!!) One of the things that triggered the CEO-dad’s question was the fact that I emphasized the importance of our

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Hint: Alchemize Them into Marginal Gains

The other day I was working on a Note on Phil Maffetone’s book called 1:59. It’s ...

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An Optimized Approach Your Ego + Id + Superego

In our last +1, we continued our chat about the fact that your perfection is already there. It’s just waiting for you to follow Rule #1 and quit doing yourself harm. I said that that just requires a little more discipline from you. (And me.) Which makes me think about the connection be...

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Think: -1 -1 -1 = Infinite You

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that you’re ALREADY solid gold. Like, 100% jumbo-solid gold. We just need to chip away at the stuff that’s in the way. Today, I want to take a moment to drill into that a bit more. Specifically, I want to make the point (again!) that THE faste...

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Just Chip Away at the (Not-so) Bonus Layer

So, we’ve been pretty intense lately with all this “Champion” talk. Before we go any further, I want to make one thing REALLY clear. Basically: You’re ALREADY a Champion. You’re ALREADY the “best” version of yourself. It’s less about trying to “get to” that version of...

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Hint: She Dominates Them 🤓

In our last +1, we talked about the etymology of the word dominate. Recall, it comes from the Latin “to rule.” I like that. Let’s rule our lives with strong self-mastery. A couple +1s back we talked about me dominating my kitchen. Although I didn’t mention it, dominati...

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Who’s Ruling Your Life?

In our last +1, we talked about Stuart Wilde’s wisdom to dominate our lives. Specifically, I repeat again, he told us: “If you are powerful, you will dominate your life.” I encouraged us to...

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It’s What You Do If You’re Powerful

Penguin Random House recently sent me an advanced copy of a book called An Audience of One. It’s great. Check out the Notes on it. Thank you, Penguin Random House!

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Clarity + Creativity + Emotional Balance + Moral Courage

In our last +1, we talked about an exercise to get a little more clarity on the trade-offs you might be making in regard to your top priorities and your tech usage. Which reminds me of a really (!) good book called

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Ancient Rome Says: It’s a Form of Slavery

In our last +1, we talked about all the zeroes (12 of them!) in the Attention Economy. Today I’d like to talk a little more about addiction. Specifically, let’s talk about the etymology of the word. Do you know where it comes from? Once upon a time in ancient Rome, if you coul...

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Addicted Users vs. Smashing Luddites vs. Optimizites < How Are YOU Showing Up?

A couple +1s ago, while celebrating Yuval Noah Harari’s lack of a smartphone, I mentioned the fact that we don’t need to become smashing Luddites in response to the tsunami of technology that h...

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