I want to log in at the end of the year and see a big, fat, 365 standing there. There’s a number in my site’s dashboard, which shows how many posts I’ve written. What helps me stay on track (most of the time anyways), is envisioning and reminding myself of the goal. It was easy for me to say: “You know what? I’ll just write 365 book summaries next year. I’ll publish one every single day.” The hard part is still showing up every day, after over 6 months, and actually writing them. Especially with December 31st approaching, millions of people set out for grand achievements…īecause while setting a huge goal is fun, working every day for years to achieve it isn’t. If you want to save this summary for later, download the free PDF and read it whenever you want.ĭownload PDF Lesson 1: Use small reminders to stay motivated for long-term goals. Ready to start chipping away at those big dreams of yours? Let’s go for it! Use the SMART goal framework to set big goals and break them down into small chunks.Remind yourself of long-term goals to stay motivated.Here are 3 lessons about motivation and goal-setting to help you live smarter, faster and better: This one’s about how to do what you do in a better way. His first book was about why we do what we do. Smarter Faster Better is slightly more focused on businesses and teams, but holds just as much valuable information for individuals. I don’t mind that it took four years though, because I know it’s the only way for Charles to go as deep as he does in his research and preparation. In March 2016 Charles Duhigg finally published his next book. So much in fact, that I’ve given away several copies over the last year. The Power of Habit is one of my favorite books of all time. Listen to the audio of this summary with a free reading.fm account:

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