Black Friday taught me why new year’s resolutions fail

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In this episode, I share a counterintuitive realization I had after noticing my own behaviour around Black Friday—and how it completely changed the way I think about New Year’s resolutions, procrastination, and consistency.Book mentioned in the video: Oblomov by Ivan GoncharovVideo about chaotic ambition: https://youtu.be/o3XosnSnGPULearn about my private membership where we cultivate a focused life: https://monthlymethod.com/focus-room/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=Why I Didn’t Start on January 1st&utm_campaign=Work with me 1-on-1: https://monthlymethod.com/meaningful-month/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=Why I Didn’t Start on January 1st&utm_campaign=Chapters:00:00 Intro00:16 The Black Friday Story02:37 How Black Friday is similar to New Year's Resolutions04:46 My best decision of last year05:53 New Year's resolutions never worked for me in the past06:12 New Year - Old Me07:42 Picking the hardest time to start09:16 The most consistent year10:39 Not needing a perfect start point11:43 The parenting analogy12:42 What are we teaching our brain?13:55 Waiting can be great15:38 What's so magical about January 1?16:50 Practicing the new lesson daily17:09 My favourite book about procrastination20:48 My proposal ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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