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Sep 2024
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3328: Not Doing All the Things We Want t...

Justin Malik
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Episode 3328:

Leo Babauta explores the common struggle of failing to follow through on our goals, despite our best intentions. He identifies key obstacles like over-optimism, underestimating time requirements, and lack of an enabling environment. Babauta offers practical strategies to overcome these hurdles, such as being realistic about our productive hours, minimizing distractions, and setting up supportive environments.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/optimism/

Quotes to ponder:

"We think we’re going to be able to do about 2-5 times what we can actually do."

"Know your deeper reason for wanting to get this done, and remember that this reason is worth facing the resistance."

"If you have some time left over, bonus! Use that time not on distractions but on the tasks you cut out."

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