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Consistency Over Intensity
Summary:
CNN's John Sutter talks about the concept of habit stacking. He says meditation can be tied to a well-established, daily routine. One woman who wanted to meditate couldn't find time for 20 minutes every day. She was frustrated with herself and decided to give it up completely.
Transcript:
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There is one somebody i was working with who wanted to implement meditation, and for some reason he, or it was she, she couldn't find 20 minutes to do itike, she i just can't do 20, 20 minutes. And she's like, let me try ten minutes. And she couldn't do ten minutes. Now this woman was very startn to get frustrated with herself, because she was breaking promises to herself. And she was in give it up completely. Moka, i guess i can't meditate. And then we started talking about this concept of habit stacking, where maybe you could tie meditation to a habit that's already well established. And as she combed over her routine in the morning, she said, you knowha, i'm wan to do, i'm going to meditate while i brush my teeth.
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The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
One of Musk’s favorite words—and concepts—was “hardcore.” He used it to describe the workplace culture he wanted when he founded Zip2, and he would use it almost thirty years later when he upended the nurturing culture at Twitter. As the Model S production line ramped up, he spelled out his creed in a quintessential email to employees, titled “Ultra hardcore.” It read, “Please prepare yourself for a level of intensity that is greater than anything most of you have experienced before. Revolutionizing industries is not for the faint of heart.”
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