Bonus Re-Release

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2015

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We have gotten so many questions about habits lately that we thought we would re-release one of our most popular episodes of 2014 with James Clear. With classic pieces of advice like "Never Miss Twice" and "reduce the scope, stick to the schedule" this episode is a worth hearing again or for the first time if you are newer to the show.
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James Clear is an entrepreneur, weightlifter, and travel photographer. He writes at JamesClear.com, where he talks about scientific research and real-world experiences that help you rethink your health and improve your life. His blog gets millions of visitors per year.

In This Interview James and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.
How money can be an addiction that society rewards.
How much we over estimate one defining moment versus steady day to day behavior.
The aggregation of marginal gains- improve by 1% in everything you do.
Small changes can lead to big results.
Reduce the Scope, Stick to The Schedule.
Not letting your emotions drive your behavior.
The difference between professionals and amateurs.
It's not the result that matters but the action and habit.
The 2 Minute Rule.
How willpower often comes after we start, not before.
"Start with something so easy you can't say no to it"- Leo Babuta
You don't have to be great at the start, you just need to be there.
Learning from our failures and seeing it as a data point.
Seeing failure as an event, not as part of us.
How mentally tough people define themselves by their persistence, not failure.

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0:00.0	We often think that, oh, if I start with something so small, then it isn't going to make a difference.
0:03.6	It's not going to matter.
0:04.5	But the truth is, because that momentum builds after you get going, you can often start with something very tiny,
0:10.5	and then it'll blossom into something much bigger afterward.
0:20.9	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:22.9	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:27.5	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:33.1	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:37.3	We tend to add negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:42.0	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:44.9	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:48.4	But it's not just about thinking.
0:50.4	Our actions matter.
0:51.8	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:56.6	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction.
1:01.0	How they feed their good wolf.
1:03.2	In the 70s, the warehouse took over Chicago Nightlife,
1:20.9	and the club's DJ would go on to make history.
1:24.2	Frankie made sure that you felt it in your soul.
1:27.5	Learn more about the rise of house music on the history of the world's greatest night clubs,
1:32.7	a 12-part podcast about the iconic venues and people that revolutionize how we party.
1:39.0	Listen to the history of the world's greatest night clubs on the iHeartRadio app,
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