Take: So when you see people who look like disciplined people, what youre really seeing is people whove trained a handful of habits into their lives. You dont need to be disciplined person to be successful. In fact, you can become successful with less discipline than you think, for one simple reason:success is about doing the right thing,not about doing everything right.....Take: Keep asking what matters most until theres only one thing left. The core activity goes at the top of your to do list.....Take: From age 14 through the Beijing Olympics Phelps trained 7 days a week 365 days a year. He spent up to 6 hours in the water each day.Channeling his energy is one of his great strengths, Bowman said..he channeled all of his energy into one discipline that developed into one habit-swimming daily...Just reading the words is exhausting. But theres good news. The right discipline goes a long way, and habits are hard only in the beginning. Over time, the habit yourre after becomes easier and easier to sustain. Habits require much less energy and effort to maintain than to begin. 66 days to acquire new habit....Take: Brain make up 1/50th of body, but consumes 1/5th of the calories we burn for energy. Literally youre what you eat. Your brain controls your willpower and its a renewable energy. The more you feed junk, the less ability in the willpower dept.You make doing what matters most a priority when your willpower is its highest. In other words, you give it the time of day it deserves. What taxes willpower: implementing new behaviors, filtering distractions, resisting temptations, suppressing emotion, restraining aggression, suppressing impulse, taking test, trying to impress others, coping with fear, doing sth u dont enjoy, selecting long-term over short-term. So if u want to get the most out of your day, do your most imp. work the one thing early before your willpower is drawn down. excerpt from The One Thing by Gary Keller /only from the first 90 pg of the book. /I like their resource tool too.
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