by Rick Baker
On Apr 8, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
People taught us readin'...
People taught us 'ritin'...
People taught us 'rithmetic...
People explained the mistakes we made.
People told us we needed to stop making them.
People told us the good things we needed to do.
Nobody told us how to switch from doing the wrong things to doing the right things.
So...here we are...still trying to fend off Bad Habits.
by Rick Baker
On Jan 5, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Perfectionists and micro-managers illustrate interesting facets of the interplay between willpower and energy.
Perfectionists illustrate how misguided willpower has brought about the development of a bad habit that is impervious to willpower.
Micro-managers illustrate the same thing, with external focus.
Knowing it will require energy to break these bad habits, people need to take time outs to rejuvenate before attempting to reduce/remove these bad habits.
by Rick Baker
On Mar 9, 2019
Dirk Schlimm wrote:
“The tremendous energy of powerful people is sustained by a deep-rooted drive to succeed, especially against the odds and in the face of real or perceived obstacles.”
Energy – what an essential ingredient for success!
A couple of years ago, I wrote:
Willpower consumes energy. Energy is scarce. Use willpower wisely.
Willpower must be one of the human body's most energy-intensive processes.
We must exercise willpower or it becomes weak.
We must rest willpower so it re-energizes.
Exercising it wisely and resting it: these are the keys to building willpower and growing success.
Now, as Dirk confirms, a deep-rooted drive to succeed somehow ignites and sustains people's energy. And, powerful people have a deep-rooted drive to succeed. Powerful people clearly understand their goals and the effort they must sustain in order to achieve those goals. With efforts and energy focused toward achieving goals, decisions become easier and exercising willpower can more-easily become a habit.