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In this episode Cem and Wayne talk about two of the biggest factors towards the success or failure of your 2015; willpower and stress. They discuss the personal energy crisis that many of us face and how that energy crisis often effects the decisions that we make and the life we are able create. We also talk about why reframing how we relate to stress can destroy procrastination and help you to get more done this year.
What you’ll hear
03:00 – The Personal Energy Crisis
03:40 – Stress depleting willpower
04:45 – Understanding why you might be failing
06:00 – Badly rewarding yourself for success
07:10 – Your future self
08:30 – How stress is linked to your willpower
09:00 – Choice creating stress
10:00 – Your body naturally wants you to buy the “bad” food
11:30 – Social proofing and willpower
12:15 – The power of delayed decision
13:50 – The “What-The-Hell Effect”
15:00 – Stress – A good thing?
22:15 – Making small changes to preserve willpower
23:30 – Labelling things as “good” and “bad”
25:45 – Baby steps and not beating yourself up
27:40 – Level up your willpower
29:30 – Changing your environment to reduce willpower depletion
Recommended Resources
Podcast Episode 20: Environment Design For Getting Sh*t Done
TED Talk – How To Make Stress Your Friend – Kelly McGonigal
All In The Mind Podcast – Willpower
Books
The Upsides of Stress By Kelly McGonigal
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal
Maximum Willpower: How to master the new science of self-control Kelly McGonigal
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