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Day 1: The Power of Ordinary Moments in Shaping Your Future
Today’s objective is to understand how ordinary moments significantly shape our future and the importance of clear thinking in these moments.
The theory for this section states that we often underestimate the minor, mundane decisions we make. But they are the ones that make us successful over time.
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Day 2: Creating Space For Thinking
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In the last session, we delved into how ordinary moments significantly shape our future and the importance of clear thinking in these everyday decisions.
Today’s objective is to understand the importance of creating space for thinking in our daily lives and learning how to pause before reacting impulsively.
The theory for this section suggests that our immediate environment and subconscious impulses often dictate our reactions. To improve outcomes and reactions, we must learn to create a mental space that allows for clear, thoughtful judgment, countering our instinctive responses.
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Day 3: Know Your Default (Weaknesses)
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In the last session, we focused on the importance of creating space for thinking in our daily lives, learning how to pause and consider our reactions in various situations.
Today’s objective is to understand our default instincts, particularly our weaknesses, and recognize how they often lead to impulsive reactions that may not serve our best interests.
The theory for this session highlights that our biological instincts, deeply embedded through evolution, guide our actions more often than we realize. Recognizing and understanding these instincts is crucial for effective decision-making.
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Day 4: Curating Environment to Fight Weaknesses
In the last session, we explored the concept of knowing our default instincts, specifically focusing on understanding and managing our weaknesses like emotion, ego, social conformity, and inertia.
Today’s objective is to understand how to curate our environment to counteract these default tendencies and enhance our judgment, using our biological instincts to our advantage.
The theory for this section states that it's not sufficient to simply be aware of our instinctual tendencies. To effectively combat these tendencies, we need to establish positive habits and rituals that create a supportive environment for clear thinking.
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Day 5: Building Strength to Fight Weaknesses
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In the last session, we explored how curating our environment helps in fighting against default tendencies and creating a space for clear thinking.
Today’s objective is to delve into building internal strengths of character to combat our weaknesses. These strengths are crucial in enabling us to make better decisions and utilize our innate ability to think clearly.
The theory for this session states that qualities like self-accountability, self-knowledge, self-control, and self-reliance promote clear thinking and should be cultivated.
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Day 6: Building Safeguards to Manage Weaknesses
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In the last session, we discussed the importance of building internal strengths of character such as self-accountability, self-knowledge, self-control, and self-reliance to combat weaknesses.
Today’s objective is to explore safeguarding strategies to manage weaknesses effectively. These safeguards act as a support system to help us handle weaknesses that are challenging to overcome through strength alone.
The theory for this session revolves around the idea that while building strengths is essential, it's equally important to establish safeguards. These safeguards help in managing inherent weaknesses and biases, providing a practical approach to making better decisions.
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Day 7: Decision-Making Process Step 1: Defining the Problem
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In the last session, we focused on building safeguards to manage weaknesses, including prevention, creating rules, and adding friction to undesired behaviors.
Today’s objective is to delve into the first step of the decision-making process: defining the problem. This step is crucial in ensuring that we address the actual issue at hand rather than just the symptoms.
The theory for this session emphasizes the importance of accurately defining the problem in the decision-making process.
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Day 8: Decision-Making Process Step 2: Exploring Different Options
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In the last session, we discussed the first step of the decision-making process, focusing on accurately defining the problem to ensure that we address the real issue at hand.
Today’s objective is to explore the second step in the decision-making process: exploring different options. This step involves considering all possible ways to handle a problem.
The theory for this session emphasizes the importance of considering a wide range of options and scenarios when making decisions.
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Day 9: Decision-Making Process Step 3: Evaluating Each Option
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In the last session, we discussed exploring different options in the decision-making process, emphasizing the importance of considering a wide range of scenarios and long-term implications.
Today’s objective is to delve into the third step of the decision-making process: evaluating each option.
The theory for this session focuses on the systematic evaluation of options based on specific criteria relevant to the situation. This involves a comparative analysis of options and balancing trade-offs to make an informed decision.
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Day 10: Decision-Making Process Step 4: Acting
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In the last session, we focused on evaluating each option in the decision-making process. Today’s objective is to discuss the final step in the decision-making process: taking action. The theory for this session revolves around the importance of action in decision-making.