{"id":1254,"date":"2020-07-20T10:35:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2020-07-20T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T17:46:21","slug":"youre-powerless-to-change-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/youre-powerless-to-change-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"You’re Powerless to Change Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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swirley bokeh ice crystal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At this time more than ever, people are facing a great weakness. Their own willpower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a common fiction that tells us prolific people are busy getting stuff done because they have amazing willpower. Even prolific people say “I must have willpower because I did all this stuff others couldn’t do. I guess I’ll tell people that willpower is the way!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Will Power is kinda fake<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The way people… the way you… step up and achieve things is by<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. reducing the friction of the task<\/li>
  2. making it more painful to skip the task than achieve it<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Pretty simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Pain might be a weird way to think about some simple tasks, but feels too real for the big ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Getting the laundry done is about putting more pressure on the green “DO” side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    The Five Reasons Rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    I cannot find it at this time (Please let me know if you find it), but there’s a TED talk where the lady says she was a marriage counselor and she found that couples that stayed together had five reasons to stick together for every one reason to split up. I find this quantitative way of thinking crystalline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When I have one reason to skip a workout (usually “I’m tired”) I can easily come up with five reasons to do a workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Procrastination is great for the “DO” Pressure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    As we procrastinate, pressure moves from the “Skip” side to the “Do” side until the pain moves the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Accountability is the best pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Accountability — having someone else expect an action from you — is one of the most powerful tools you can weaponize against your “skip” side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Some claim that accountability can improve the chance of completing a goal by up to 95%. So, relatively, you’re powerless on your own. You need help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I was performing pancake flipping as part of a juggling show. Paul Nathan, who owned a theater, thought it was a cooking show. He said “If you help with promotions, you can do your cooking show on Tuesdays at my theater.” I said, “Cooking show, yes! I’ll be ready in 2 weeks!” And it began. One year of weekly cooking shows because I committed. I had a start date and I was accountable to Paul, then I started selling tickets. Then, I was accountable to audience members. Then, I was accountable to the press. So much pressure in my “Do” box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Set people up for disappointment before making the work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Sell tickets, book a venue, presell downloads, set up a pitch meeting in advance. Get the timebomb ticking right now. All your other pressures for perfection<\/a>, fear, etc will get squished under the massive boot of accountability. Enjoy your pain!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    At this time more than ever, people are facing a great weakness. Their own willpower. There’s a common fiction that tells us prolific people are busy getting stuff done because they have amazing willpower. Even prolific people say “I must have willpower because I did all this stuff others couldn’t do. 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