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The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay
Motivated in Life and Work, The Downside…
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Mater in one habit
Although habits are powerful, what you need is a way to remain conscious of your performance over time, so you can continue to refine and improve.
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Without reflection, we can make excuses, create rationalizations, and lie to ourselves
Improvement is not just about learning habits, it’s also about finetuning them.
Reflection and review ensures that you spend your time on the right things and make course corrections whenever necessary— like Pat Riley adjusting the effort of his players on a nightly basis
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Daily habits are powerful because of how they compound, but worrying too much about every daily choice is like looking at yourself in the mirror from an inch away.
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reflection and review offers an ideal time to revisit one of the most important aspects of behavior change: identity.
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Goldilocks rule
The Goldilocks Rule states that humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities.
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As habits become routine, they become less interesting and less satisfying. We get bored.
Anyone can work hard when they feel motivated. It’s the ability to keep going when work isn’t exciting that makes the difference.
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