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Their wordsthe greatest Aid to judgment is starting from a good position this is such a key Insight we often think about making the best decision possible in the moment and forget about whether we're operating from a position of strength or weakness when the moment arises
Their wordsit's hard to appreciate that over the long run the average person who constantly puts themselves in a good position beats the genius who finds themsel in a poor position what looks like Talent is often good positioning
Their wordsone reason the best in the world make consistently good decisions is they rarely find themselves forced into a decision by circumstances they almost always operate from a position of strength
Their wordseventually everyone loses the battle with willpower sometimes it's really hard to do the things we want to do so we can use safeguards to to change our Behavior
Their wordsyour best self can create automatic rules for these situations before you face them your rule can be I don't eat dessert
Their wordsthe way around this negotiation with yourself is to work out every day the conversation in your head goes from should I work out today to when and how do I fit this in
Their wordslike joining groups whose default behaviors are your desired behaviors if you want to read more join a book club if you want to run more join a running club your chosen environment rather than your willpower alone will help nudge you towards the best choices
Their wordsif you do what everyone else does you will get the same results everyone else gets the social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained
Our reading
In undifferentiated work the only way to outperform is to work harder than everyone else.
Their wordsthe only way to outperform if you're doing undifferentiated work is to work harder than everyone else
Their wordsour desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right the ego urges us to feel right at the expense of being right
Their wordswhen you try to prove how right you are you ignore all the evidence to the contrary
Their wordsit might not be your fault but it's your responsibility there's always something you can do in the moment today to better your position tomorrow