3184: How to Not Believe Your Ultra-Persuasive Rationalizations by Leo Babauta on Self-Sabotage & Fear

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🗓️ 18 May 2024

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3184: Leo Babauta guides us through the psychological labyrinth of self-sabotage in his article on ZenHabits.net, revealing how intelligent individuals often master the art of convincing themselves to avoid necessary actions due to fear. Babauta provides a robust strategy for dismantling these persuasive rationalizations, offering practical tools to uphold commitments to personal growth and meaningful work. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/persuasive/ Quotes to ponder: "Smart people are very good at creating super persuasive arguments for why they shouldn’t do the thing they’re fearing doing." "Everybody has a plan until they’re punched in the face." "You need to intentionally practice in this, every day, so that you get better and better at overcoming the resistance and not collapsing when hit with fear." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.8	This is optimal living daily episode 3184.
0:55.0	How to Not Believe Your Ultra Persuasive Rationalizations
0:59.0	by Leobada of Zen Habits. net.
1:02.0	And I'm Justin Moll like your very own personal narrator.
1:05.0	I read to you every single day of the year so that you don't have to go find blogs and articles yourself.
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1:16.0	So with that let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life. How to not believe your ultra persuasive rationalizations by Leo Babbauta of Zen Habits
1:30.4	D'Net
1:32.4	I've come to realize that smart people are very good at creating super persuasive arguments for why they shouldn't do the thing they're fearing doing.
1:42.0	This past week I've worked with half a dozen
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