2361: [Part 2] Identifying the Twitch That’s Keeping Us Distracted and Stagnant in Life by Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch

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🗓️ 29 May 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch talks about how to identify what keeps us distracted and stagnant. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 2361: [Part 2] Identifying the Twitch That’s Keeping Us Distracted and Stagnant in Life by Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch After years of impulse spending on Amazon and elsewhere, Anthony Ongaro realized that his one-click purchase habits were more of a physical Twitch than an intentional action. It turned out, this Twitch wasn’t just limited to online spending. It applied to social media, impulsive smartphone usage, and more. Break the Twitch is all about minimizing distractions and doing more of what matters. Check out Anthony's new book, Break the Twitch: http://breakthetwitch.com/book The original post is located here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/twitch/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2361, identifying the Twitch that's keeping us distracted and
0:06.6	stagnant in Life Part 2 by Anthony and Gero of BreakTheTwitch.com, and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:13.1	I'm actually reading a continuation from yesterday, so I recommend listening to yesterday's
0:17.0	episode first if you're new here or skipping around that's Episode 2360. But if you're all caught
0:22.8	up let's get right to Part 2 and continue optimizing your life. Identifying the Twitch that's
0:32.3	keeping us distracted and stagnant in Life Part 2 by Anthony and Gero of BreakTheTwitch.com.
0:40.1	Number 3. Build Habits that Align With Your Values. Once space is created by reducing
0:46.9	distractions and clutter in our lives, we must utilize some of it for small daily practices
0:52.6	of good habits. Without a focus on taking small actions toward desired goals, other new
0:59.2	unproductive tendencies will replace the clutter in the space we've created. Even worse,
1:04.4	the same bad habits will return to consume our time again. As Annie Dillard says, quote,
1:10.5	how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. End quote.
1:15.6	The small things we do each day compile over the years to become what we spend our lives on.
1:20.9	With this in mind, we should focus on implementing the actions that align with the lifestyle we desire.
1:27.0	Some examples of these habits might be reading 20 pages of an interesting book every day,
1:33.1	spending one-on-one time with a spouse, child, or friend for 15 or more minutes every day,
1:39.6	doing 20 push-ups every day and increasing by one or two each week, writing 500 words per day
1:46.5	in a creative journal or on a blog to share your ideas with the world. Or meditating or sitting
1:52.3	in stillness for a few minutes every morning for reflection and gratitude. Your chosen actions
1:58.0	might be similar to the ones mentioned or completely different, but regardless, they should reflect
2:03.3	the way you want to be spending your life. If you can imagine spending a day doing exactly what
2:08.8	you want to do, what are the small habits that would make up that day? Instead of thinking about
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