Below are some TikToks that I hope will make you feel differently as well as think differently (à la Thinking, Fast and Slow).

This Neil Gaiman rule for your workspace can help you reduce procrastination: you can do nothing or you can work. So many procrastination tactics exacerbate the problem, drawing you into a deep TikTok hole, for instance. That can last much longer than the break you were actually intending to take.

We should aim to be strong enough to deal with reality, which means obsessive toxic positivity is a sign we are holding ourselves back. Here are a few good examples of toxic positivity. Notice how they are used to dismiss other people's feelings.

How many touches does it take to make a sale? 12. Honesty about how long or hard something is ends up being critical to motivation and confidence. If I didn't know sales takes multiple touches, I'd stop after two.

Here is Gary V. talking about the fear aspect that prevents people from following their life purpose: People overvalue things and other people's opinions over their own true happiness.

What if you used the arch of every doorway as a cue to smile? This is a great example of designing new habits around existing cues.

Trivial early difficulties often stop us from pursuing things that we already know are going to be hard. Take this guy and his bad start to his hike.

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