There’s always a tug-of-war between discipline and motivation—and if you’ve spent any time chasing big goals, you’ve felt it. The article below, which my longtime friend and partner, Jim Watkins, shared with me, makes a strong case for motivation leading the way. I tend to see this tug-of-war a little differently. I believe that if […]
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I follow everything James Clear says to make my life better. And yes, one of my rules for a Fantastic Life is to set goals. James talks below about not setting goals and creating systems. If you read rocks, GRAVEL, sand, my book on how to actually execute your goals, you will know I am
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This week’s reminder has been true in my life for many decades: success isn’t JUST about being a little better (FL Rule #8: the 2 percent rule) — it’s also about outworking everyone else. I’ve built my career, raised my kids, and created the Fantastic Life by doing what most people won’t — putting in the effort
The Feynman Learning Technique, developed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, is a powerful method that uses the act of teaching to improve learning and understanding. This not only results in greater understanding but also promotes a growth mindset and the ability to learn from others. I discovered this technique on the FS blog and
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Greg Robinson is the NASA engineer who got the Webb Space Telescope launched (a huge moonshot). This was after the entire project was a complete disaster. Read his unbelievable story and more in the fabulous article from the WSJ below. While the story is fascinating, the takeaways are perfect for LIFEies and living a Fantastic Life. Achieving
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I want to learn, all the time. Which is why I email myself. If you look at the research, this is a powerful way to learn. Here are the cliff notes from the below article on improving learning: –Send yourself the same item at least 4 times. Our brains assign greater importance to repeated information.
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I write a lot about creating habits in LIFEies because they are important. Very important. But every time I write a LIFEies about habits, I have a couple people tell me they are too busy or too tired to create new, healthy habits. So I went searching for how to create habits when you are exhausted
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Fantastic Life Rule #8 is the 2% Rule — just do 2% more in anything you do. Put in 2% more effort, spend 2% more time, give it 2% more of your focus. Small changes compound over time. The article below lists 10 things you could do that take less than 10 minutes to help
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Most of the ideas I have for LIFEies come from my own failings. My own weaknesses. Today is no exception. I have GREAT routines when I am at home. Then I fall apart when I travel—and I travel a lot. So I started looking into how I could keep my habits when I was on
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I saw the below article and had to get the book, The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self. Inside is a chapter on how humans are uniquely built to cover long distances with weight on our backs. Good to know because over the last 25 years I have backpacked in something like
