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Hello and thanks so much for joining us here for episode 269 with Ben Hardy.

I think you'll love this chat with Ben because he has come up with some resident insights

and you might expect that from the number one most

red writer on medium.com impressive stuff and he is talking specifically about

this insights that come to shaping your environment and dealing with the

willpower issue to make your dreams and plans come to life.

So you'll learn one, how to use the sunk cost fallacy to your advantage.

To the definition of a forcing function

and how to apply those at work.

And three, why, PIN and paper

can indeed beat a digital form of journaling.

So if you'd like to check out the show notes

or the transcript or the links to items

that we've referenced,

it's over at awesome at your job.com slash f- 269.

Now here's Ben's story.

Since late 2015, Benjamin Hardy has been the number one writer on medium.com.

His writing focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship.

His writing is fueled by personal experiences, self-directed education, and formal education.

He's currently pursuing a PhD in industrial and organizational psychology at Clemson University,

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