How to fight with yourself and win.

THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR BRAIN AND SELF MANAGEMENT

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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. • DRUGS • ALCHOOL • FOOD • FAILURES • *
13. R E A S O N S & E X C U S E S PA R T 3 .
14. – B E R N A R D R O T H “Reasons are bullshit.”
15. 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 ”
16. 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 .
17. P R I O R I T I E S PA R T 4 .
18. 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 :
19. I D O N ’ T H AV E ( E N O U G H ) T I M E .
20. 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 ?
21. 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 .
22. Y O U N E E D T O S E T P R I O R I T I E S .
23. 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.
24. “ 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 ! ”
25. – J I M C O L L I N S “If you have more than 3 priorities, you don’t have priorities at all.”
26. P O O R ’ S PA R A D O X PA R T 5 .
27. T H E B R A I N H A S A “ B A N D W I T H ” .
28. A K A L I M I T E D R E S O U R C E S
29. 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 .
30. 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 .
31. 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 ) .
32. 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 .
33. AT T E N T I O N & I N T E N T I O N PA R T 6 .
34. I W O U L D L I K E T O T H I S B U T *
35. W H E R E * • I will fail • I can’t • I don’t have time • I am not good enough • *
36. 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
37. 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 .
38. 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:
39. – M A S T E R Y O D A “Do or do not. There is no try”
40. “ M Y ” S O L U T I O N S PA R T 7 .
41. 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
42. W R I T E D O W N Y O U R P L A N !
43. 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 .
45. 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
46. H O W C A N I M A N A G E D I S T R A C T I O N ?
48. 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 .
49. 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 ?
50. M Y S T O RY PA R T 8 .
51. ~ 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
52. 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
53. 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
54. 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
55. T H E S E W E R E M Y G O A L S .
56. Y O U H AV E T O F I N D Y O U R S .
57. A N D T H E N … .
58. W O R K O N Y O U R S E L F.
59. – 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.”
60. 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
61. 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