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Our brain is wired for self-sabotage 🚢 There are unconscious behavior traps that derail us from our conscious goals. Everyone knows about snacking while trying to lose weight. But here are 3 more that I am wrestling with: 🧵🧵🧵Permalink On twitter.com
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1️⃣ How do I stop waiting to talk? I am interested in listening skills because I am curious to learn more from the people around me. I start with full attention, but their great ideas are to me like squirrels for dogs. 💡::💆 as 🐿 :: 🐶 So irresistible, must bark about it.On twitter.com
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Over the next 12 months, I will learn to be more present and appreciate people's gifts to me. Here's the plan: • interview people for the podcast • listen to recordings • analyze behaviors • look for patterns • update my approaches rinse and repeatPermalink On twitter.com
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2️⃣ How do I ungamify habits? We all love games, but we are mostly exploited as players. I first got interested in deliberate gamification a few years ago while working on a new project at Amazon. But it really kicked into a different gear last spring. ZekeAranyLucas/1505303319794782210Permalink On twitter.com
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Reading add_hawk led me to a deeper exploration of how gamification pervades my options and becomes more exploitive like a constant casino. In 6 months, I have: • quit F2P and IAP games • uninstalled social media from my phone • built a fitness habit with no pointsPermalink On twitter.com
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add_hawk 3️⃣ "I know that I am not in DENIAL, I have checked myself." My mother recently said this to me, and I thought, she can't know for sure, since the denial would block self-awareness. But then, how do I identify denial in my own mental flows? King of rabbit holes! or...Permalink On twitter.com
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add_hawk We have to build systems that include more than ourselves in the feedback loop. It's the only way to be resilient to self-sabotage. It would be great to connect with other people who riddle on these same topics—so if any of the above resonates or feels wrong, please reach out!Permalink On twitter.com