Sublime

When I interviewed Nir Eyal, the author of the landmark book Indistractible,

Okay. So instead of playing not to lose, instead of fixating on our threats, we’re shifting our focus towards what we want.

I wanted to pre-empt how to limit limitations before I was confronted with fatigue, pain and discomfort and my body’s innate, inbuilt self-preservation mechanism (psychobiological model of fatigue) and desire to slow down or stop (to maintain safe homeostasis).

Great managers explain how their people’s work contributes to the greater objectives of the company and then help them align their individual priorities with those of the firm.

Become someone who recognizes patterns about yourself. Hack your habits and your physiology. What stimulates you to eat? To exercise? To check social media? Understanding the patterns in your behaviors gives you a better chance of controlling those behaviors.

whenever we aim to influence others, we must first begin with a better understanding of what is influential about ourselves.