3636: Think Long Term to Make Good Decisions by Tynan on Mindfulness and Patience

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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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 3636: Tynan explores the transformative power of long-term thinking, explaining how extending your planning horizon can unlock better decisions, greater consistency, and a more fulfilling life. By shifting focus from immediate gratification to future impact, he shares how this mindset shift can give you an edge in nearly every area of life, from health to relationships to personal goals. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://tynan.com/longterm Quotes to ponder: "Long-term thinking is one of the most powerful tools you can use in your life." "If you always think about what your future self would want you to do, you’ll find that your actions are better aligned with your goals." "People are often amazed at how consistent I am, but it really comes down to thinking long-term and making plans that are sustainable." Episode references: Your Money or Your Life: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-Life-Transforming-Relationship/dp/0143115766 The Slight Edge: https://www.amazon.com/Slight-Edge-Turning-Disciplines-Happiness/dp/1626340463 The Time Paradox: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Paradox-New-Psychology-Time-That-Will-Change-Your-Life/dp/1416541985 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you've been feeling overwhelmed with anxiety lately, try listening to a guided meditation
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0:22.9	by searching for Meditation for Anxiety on your favorite podcast player.
0:29.8	This is Optimal Living Daily. Think long term to make good decisions by Tyan of
0:36.2	tynan.com. I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick, reading you blogs every single day of the year, including
0:41.1	holidays. So without further ado, let's get right to it as we optimize our life.
0:50.1	Think long-term to make good decisions by Tyanin of Tynan.com.
0:56.0	I'm on a Southwest Airlines flight right now heading from D.C. to San Francisco.
1:00.9	The way food works on Southwest is they hold out a big basket full of snacks and you take whatever you want for free.
1:07.0	None of the snacks are healthy. It's crackers and cookies and chips. I have to admit, I was
1:12.1	really tempted to take a pack of Oreos. The justifications are easy to come up with. I've already
1:17.0	paid for those Oreos. I'm coming off a long trip where I was off my diet. One small packet of
1:21.7	Oreos doesn't really matter. No Oreos for me, though. The huge basket was dropped on the
1:26.6	middle seat next to me. I saw all the
1:28.3	glistening blue packs of Oreos, and I avoided taking them. I don't always make the disciplined
1:33.1	decision, but I make it a lot, and I'm getting better at it all the time. The trick I've found
1:38.5	is to consider the aggregate long-term in every decision. Oreos are a short-term play. For a period of 30 seconds or so,
1:46.7	I'll have the pleasurable biological response of eating something fabricated specifically to elicit
1:51.4	that response. It's not about hunger or nutrition, it's about very short-term pleasure.
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