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How to fight with yourself and win.

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April 16, 2016
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How to fight with yourself and win.

THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR BRAIN AND SELF MANAGEMENT

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April 16, 2016
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  1. H O W T O F I G H T

    W I T H Y O U R S E L F A N D W I N . T H O U G H T S A B O U T O U R B R A I N A N D S E L F M A N A G E M E N T @christianbarra - PYCON7
  2. C O N T E N T S 1. WE

    ARE NOT MADE FOR THIS WORLD (YET) 2. DOCTOR JECKIL & MR. HIDE 3. REASONS AND EXCUSES 4. PRIORITIES 5. POOR’S PARADOX 6. ATTENTION & INTENTION 7. SOME “SOLUTIONS” 8. MY STORY 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY & BOOKS
  3. W E A R E N O T M A

    D E F O R T H I S W O R L D ( Y E T ) PA R T 1 .
  4. O U R B O D Y N E E

    D S N O T L E S S T H A N 6 0 0 0 Y E A R S T O A D A P T ( E V O LV E ) T I M E T O E V O LV E
  5. W E H AV E T H E S A

    M E B R A I N O F 6 0 0 0 Y E A R S A G O
  6. B U T T H E W O R L

    D I S C O M P L E T E LY D I F F E R E N T
  7. D O C T O R J E C K

    I L L & M R . H Y D E PA R T 2 .
  8. – AV E R A G E R E S

    P O N S E F R O M P E O P L E W H E N Y O U A S K A B O U T W H Y T H E Y C A N ’ T D O S O M E T H I N G “I would like to do that, but: 1) I am too lazy 2) I have no time 3) I like chocolate 4) *
  9. T H E R E I S A PA R

    T O F Y O U R B R A I N T H AT L O O K S O N LY F O R “ P L E A S U R E ” T H A T V O I C E I N Y O U R H E A D
  10. A S A C O N S E Q U

    E N C E S I T AV O I D S E V E RY K I N D O F “ U N P L E A S A N T ” T H I N G S
  11. T H I S I S W H Y I

    T ’ S S O E A S Y T O D E V E L O P “ B A D H A B I T S ” A N D S O H A R D T O C O M P L E T E S O M E T H I N G W H E R E Y O U C A N FA I L .
  12. R E A S O N S & E X

    C U S E S PA R T 3 .
  13. – B E R N A R D R O

    T H “Reasons are bullshit.”
  14. W E A R E O V E R W

    H E L M E D B Y R E A S O N S A N D E X C U S E S C O U N T H O W M A N Y T I M E S Y O U S A Y “ I A M S O R RY ”
  15. B E C A U S E W E F

    E E L B E T T E R A F T E R T H E M .
  16. P R I O R I T I E S

    PA R T 4 .
  17. O N E O F T H E M O

    S T C O M M O N R E A S O N / E X C U S E :
  18. I D O N ’ T H AV E (

    E N O U G H ) T I M E .
  19. W E H AV E 8 7 6 0 H

    O U R S / Y E A R . T H E S A M E N U M B E R F O R E V E RY O N E . G U E S S W H A T ?
  20. H O P E F U L LY Y O

    U W I L L H AV E 6 5 7 0 0 0 H O U R S .
  21. Y O U N E E D T O S

    E T P R I O R I T I E S .
  22. A K A C H O O S E WA

    N T Y O U WA N T T O D O A N D F O R G E T A B O U T T H E R E S T.
  23. “ B U T I A L R E A

    D Y H AV E 5 0 0 P R I O R I T I E S ! ”
  24. – J I M C O L L I N

    S “If you have more than 3 priorities, you don’t have priorities at all.”
  25. P O O R ’ S PA R A D

    O X PA R T 5 .
  26. T H E B R A I N H A

    S A “ B A N D W I T H ” .
  27. A K A L I M I T E D

    R E S O U R C E S
  28. I F Y O U A R E O V

    E R W H E L M E D B Y S H O R T P R O B L E M S Y O U C A N ’ T P L A N A B O U T T H E F U T U R E .
  29. T H I S I S W H Y I

    T ’ S M O R E E A S Y F O R P O O R P E O P L E T O G E T M O R E P O O R .
  30. S H O R T P R O B L

    E M A R E B L O C K I N G Y O U R B R A I N T O T H I N K A B O U T S O M E T H I N G E L S E ( F O R E X A M P L E H O W T O I M P R O V E Y O U R L I F E ) .
  31. T H I S I S A L S O

    W H Y D E A D L I N E S W O R K .
  32. AT T E N T I O N & I

    N T E N T I O N PA R T 6 .
  33. I W O U L D L I K E

    T O T H I S B U T *
  34. W H E R E * • I will fail

    • I can’t • I don’t have time • I am not good enough • *
  35. D O Y O U R E A L LY

    I N T E N D T O D O I T ? A R E Y O U W I L L I N G T O G I V E I T T H E AT T E N T I O N I T R E Q U I R E S ? T RY T O A S K T H E R I G H T Q U E S T I O N
  36. M O S T O F T H E T

    I M E T H E A N S W E R I S : N O .
  37. I C A N E X P L A I

    N T H I S C O N C E P T I N A M O R E “ N E R D Y ” WAY:
  38. – M A S T E R Y O D

    A “Do or do not. There is no try”
  39. “ M Y ” S O L U T I

    O N S PA R T 7 .
  40. 4 S T E P S T O I M

    P R O V E Y O U R S E L F 1. C H O O S E WA N T Y O U WA N T T O B E / D O 2. P L A N H O W T O G E T T H E R E 3. P R I O R I T I S E ( B U T R E A L LY ! ) 4. M A N A G E Y O U R T I M E A S A C O N S E Q U E N C E
  41. W R I T E D O W N Y

    O U R P L A N !
  42. O K , B U T I H AV E

    P R O B L E M I N M A N A G I N G M Y T I M E .
  43. 2 5 M I N S O F P U

    R E C O N C E N T R AT I O N O N O N E TA S K
  44. H O W C A N I M A N

    A G E D I S T R A C T I O N ?
  45. D O W H AT E V E R I

    T TA K E S T O AV O I D D I S T R A C T I O N S .
  46. 1. T U R N O F F Y O

    U R P H O N E 2. B L O C K FA C E B O O K & C O M PA N Y 3. U S E H E A D P H O N E S 4. S O M E T H I N G E L S E ?
  47. ~ 1 0 5 K I L O G R

    A M S ~ 4 0 C I G A R E T S / D AY A L O T O F B A D H A B I T S … N O T P R O D U C T I V E I N H E A LT H Y WAY. . W H O I WA S
  48. W H AT I WA N T E D T

    O B E / D O • F E E L M O R E H E A LT H Y • E AT M O R E H E A LT H Y • R E A D M O R E • B E M O R E P R O D U C T I V E • 7 5 K I L O G R A M S • T R AV E L
  49. H O W T O G E T T H

    E R E • S T O P S M O K I N G • S T O P E AT I N G J U N K F O O D • B U Y A N A M A Z O N K I N D L E • S TA R T T O D O S O M E F I T N E S S A C T I V I T Y • G I V E U P W I T H M Y J O B • T R AV E L I N G
  50. N O W • A L M O S T

    7 0 K I L O G R A M S • 0 C I G A R E T S • E AT O N LY H E A LT H Y F O O D • I R E A D M O R E B O O K S • I T R A I N 3 D AY S / W E E K • I T R AV E L • M Y P R O D U C T I V E D AY I S D I V I D E D I N 1 2 P O M O D O R I
  51. T H E S E W E R E M

    Y G O A L S .
  52. Y O U H AV E T O F I

    N D Y O U R S .
  53. – R O B I N S . S H

    A R M A “Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. it will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.”
  54. S H A R E Y O U R T

    H O U G H T S W I T H M E : @ C H R I S T I A N B A R R A I F Y O U H AV E S O M E T H I N G M O R E P E R S O N A L : B A R R A C H R I @ G M A I L . C O M
  55. B I B L I O G R A P

    H Y & B O O K S • Scientific American (October 2010) • Scarcity • The Achievement Habit • The Paradox of choice • 18 Minutes: Find your focus, master distraction and get the right things done • Start with Why • The 4-hour work week