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Rules decided in advance by a person's best self, such as "I don't eat dessert", can take the place of willpower when the situation arrives.

Drawn from what Shane Parrish said

Subjectdiscipline
What this subject means

discipline Doing the work when you do not feel like it: whether showing up is the whole secret, or systems and enjoyment beat willpower.

Mental modelPositioning

On the topicWhich mental models help you think better?under our view: Position yourself so good decisions come easily: rules and defaults beat willpower

What Shane Parrish actually said

  1. Shane Parrish Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast
    your best self can create automatic rules for these situations before you face them your rule can be I don't eat dessert

    Where this was said

    Watch from 4:01 plays here

    ↗STOP Playing Life on HARD MODE! | Shane Parrishyoutube.com

    3 Oct 2023 · video · 11m · spoken · machine transcript

    All 12 korrents from this recordingthis one is 5th

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