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April 25, 2016
How to Lose 100 Pounds in a Year (Reader Success Story)
Welcome to another edition of, “Reader Success Stories.” These are stories about readers who have encountered obstacles to their goals and overcome them using principles featured on the blog and elsewhere. Today’s story features Alex Dirdara who writes at www.AlexDirdara.com. I met Alex in 2015 and was inspired by his weight loss journey. I recently […]
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April 19, 2016
Assumptions, Free Refills & Etc.
Once a month, I go to my favourite bar to meet a friend of mine. The bar is understaffed, so if you order a tea or coffee, you have to serve yourself. After I finish my coffee, I usually go up and serve myself another cup. The thing is…I don’t know if refills are free. […]
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April 11, 2016
The Corridor Principle: Why Some People Succeed…And Others Don’t
Imagine you’re looking down a corridor. It’s long, dark and disappears into the distance. Source: Shutterstock. Without a guarantee of what will occur, you proceed down it. You’re willing to risk uncertainty and the normal fears that accompany such a feat, for the sake of adventure. As you move down the corridor, new doors open […]
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April 4, 2016
Oblique Strategies: How to Overcome (Creative) Roadblocks in Life and Business
In 1970, painter Peter Schmidt created “The Thoughts Behind the Thoughts”, a box containing 55 sentences letterpress printed onto disused prints that had accumulated in his studio. [1] The purpose was to guide him through heavy painting sessions as the pressure of time steered him away from productive ways of thinking and shipping his art […]
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March 7, 2016
How to Overcome Setbacks (Reader Case Study)
Today, I’m introducing a new feature on SamuelThomasDavies.com – reader case studies. These are stories about readers who have encountered obstacles to their goals and overcome them using principles featured on the blog and elsewhere. Today’s story is from Thomas, a music student from the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark. Christmas is a time […]
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February 22, 2016
10 Lessons Learned From Doing Push-Ups Every Day for a Year
Fifty weeks ago, after reading Mini-Habits by Stephen Guise, I decided I wanted to develop a daily push-up habit. I started with my Why, I chose a reliable cue and I took action. In Week 1, I did ONE push-up a day. That was it. No more. No less. In Week 2, I did two […]
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10 Lessons Learned From Doing Push-Ups Everyday for a Year
Fifty weeks ago, after reading Mini-Habits by Stephen Guise, I decided I wanted to develop a daily push-up habit. I started with my Why, I chose a reliable cue and I took action. In Week 1, I did ONE push-up a day. That was it. No more. No less. In Week 2, I did two […]
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February 8, 2016
What I Do When I Hit a Plateau (a Personal Story)
Every Wednesday, I go to the gym and deadlift. Sometimes, I’ll achieve a new personal best. I’ll make a marginal gain (like a 1.25 kg increase in weight) or lift an extra rep. Other times, though, for one reason or another, I’ll fail miserably. And not in terms of muscular failure, either. I’ll lift fewer reps. […]
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February 1, 2016
Introducing: The Habit Masterclass 2016
Today, I’m excited. On March 1, 12:00 PM (Eastern Time), I’m opening enrollment for The Habit Masterclass 2016. Before I tell you about that, I want to tell you about how The Habit Masterclass came about and why it matters… Enter Me, 2015 In 2015, I had a vision: What if there was a program that […]
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January 25, 2016
“The Things We Measure Are The Things We Improve”
I go to the gym every weekday and every weekday I see the same two people working out. We’ll call them Person A and Person B. Person A looks like an amateur. He never warms up. He lifts weights that don’t challenge his strength and he doesn’t rest in-between sets. He opts for the easier-looking […]
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