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How to make new habits stick.

The Two-Day Rule:

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My favorite tool for habit building is the 30-for-30 Approach:

• 30 minutes per day
• 30 straight days

But it’s an idealist’s approach… Image
The Two-Day Rule:

With whatever habit you’re trying to build, never allow yourself to skip more than one day in a row. Image
The Two-Day Rule is science backed. Image
It creates forward progress but allows for the vagaries of life to enter. Image
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Here’s a breakdown on the 30-for-30 Approach (and why I love it so much).

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Jun 18
Last summer, I was on a walk with my newborn son when an old man approached me.

He said:

“I remember standing here with my newborn. An old man came up to me and said ‘It goes by fast, cherish it.’ Well, my daughter is 45 now. It goes by fast, cherish it.”

It hit me hard.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
This year, I decided to start a little Father’s Day tradition:

Performing a significant physical or mental challenge that I can someday share with my son.

Today’s challenge:

• 15 miles on the track (60 laps)
• Negative splits for 14 miles (each mile faster than the last)
It was absolutely brutal.

Heading into the final four laps I was spent, but had to dig deep and find another gear.

Easy to do when you have a WHY.

Finished the final mile in 6:02 and completed the challenge. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jun 17
Whenever I catch myself rushing through life, I think about how much I’ll miss these moments in the future.

How many more times will I go for a walk with my parents?

How many more times will my son crawl all over us in bed?

Slow down—you’re gonna miss this.
We all have a tendency to try to “fast forward” through the stressful or mundane.

But someday in the future, we would give anything to go back and experience it all over again.
I used to think that life was all about the glamorous, incredible moments (the “instagram worthy” moments).

I’ve changed my mind.

I now believe that life is about finding joy and beauty in the mundane daily moments that make up most of our time.
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Jun 16
The rocking horse is always moving but never getting anywhere.

Don’t become one.

Spend 15 minutes each evening setting up the priority task for the next morning.

You’ll start each day with the focused intensity to drive the important things forward.
This clip is from my wonderful conversation with my friend @AliAbdaal on his Deep Dive Podcast in London.

It was a thorough exploration of how we leverage systems to drive growth.

Worth a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2I04sw…
For those asking, the video edit and animation is done by @Codie_Sanchez @thesamparr ViralCuts. viralcuts.co
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Jun 11
I recently came across data on how we spend our time over the course of our lives.

The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.

Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see: Image
Time Spent With Parents & Siblings

Peaks in childhood and declines after age 20.

Lesson: Prioritize and cherish every moment. Image
Time Spent With Friends

Peaks at age 18 and declines sharply to a low baseline.

Lesson: Invest your energy in the healthy, meaningful friendships that last. Image
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Jun 10
Confession: I am a nervous public speaker.

But I have a simple trick I use to cut the tension in the room and build momentum…

Here’s how it works: Image
Yesterday, I gave the keynote at the ConvertKit Craft & Commerce conference in Boise.

They asked me what song I wanted to enter to. They probably assumed I’d pick some upbeat pump up music.

I told them “Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys.
They thought I was joking, but I was dead serious.

Why?

Doing something unexpected and funny early in a talk immediately cuts the anxiety and tension in the room.

When I entered to that song, I had a built in joke!
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Jun 9
Benjamin Franklin’s daily routine was fascinating… Image
2 simple questions framed his entire day:

Morning: What good shall I do this day?

Evening: What good have I done this day?

These "Clarity Questions" cut through the noise and force a distillation of the day.

I love the idea of having questions like this as part of a routine.
My Clarity Questions are:

Morning: What three wins will I have today?

Evening: Did I achieve my three wins?

Before Bed: What three things am I grateful for?

Pick your Clarity Questions and keep them visible throughout the day until answering them becomes part of your ritual.
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