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What is an example of a commitment device?

spxneo 3y ago
addicted to smartphones? leave it behind when you go to study at the library and you have no choice but to study. you are not hitting the gyms for the 10 years you been telling people? subscribe to a local gym on the way to or back from work! (brain: "well i already spent money and its too embarassing to cancel now and besides the gym is literally down the same street i dont even have to drive there welp guess im going")
mimischi 3y ago
This might be cliche, but if you can afford to (time and money), have a go at „Atomic Habits“ by James Clear. It’s an easy and enjoyable read, that outlines a framework of how you can build new habits and get rid of your old, unwanted ones.
- spxneo 3y ago
  yeah pretty much thats where all my quotes are from i recommend this book to everyone i meet it is life changing
- paulgerhardt 3y ago
  If "Atomic Habits" doesn't sit with you (I found the endless anecdotes about the author's high school baseball career detracting) I recommend "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" - it's slightly less targeted to fans of Ryan Holiday/Tim Ferris and slightly more targeted to productivity hack tooling reformed/burnt-out individuals.
  - spxneo 3y ago
    he only talks about his experience through his rehabilitation in the first chapter the rest of the book he draws from real world examples from other industries and history to illustrate the specific point. i think they are very practical as it is easier to remember stories than recalling step by step points
    - copperx 3y ago
      I couldn't take the book seriously after the "you just need to improve 1% every day" as if improving 1% constantly was somehow attainable by mere mortals. If I can bench press 20 lbs today and improve 1% every day, I'll be bench pressing more than 700 lbs a year from now. Yeah, it doesn't work that way. If I read 10 pages a day, and improve 1% every day, by the end of the year I will be reading a 370+ page book every day! This is perhaps one of the dumbest things I've read. And that was supposed to motivate me!?

addicted to smartphones? leave it behind when you go to study at the library and you have no choice but to study. you are not hitting the gyms for the 10 years you been telling people? subscribe to a local gym on the way to or back from work! (brain: "well i already spent money and its too embarassing to cancel now and besides the gym is literally down the same street i dont even have to drive there welp guess im going")

mimischi 3y ago

This might be cliche, but if you can afford to (time and money), have a go at „Atomic Habits“ by James Clear. It’s an easy and enjoyable read, that outlines a framework of how you can build new habits and get rid of your old, unwanted ones.

spxneo 3y ago
yeah pretty much thats where all my quotes are from i recommend this book to everyone i meet it is life changing
paulgerhardt 3y ago
If "Atomic Habits" doesn't sit with you (I found the endless anecdotes about the author's high school baseball career detracting) I recommend "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" - it's slightly less targeted to fans of Ryan Holiday/Tim Ferris and slightly more targeted to productivity hack tooling reformed/burnt-out individuals.
- spxneo 3y ago
  he only talks about his experience through his rehabilitation in the first chapter the rest of the book he draws from real world examples from other industries and history to illustrate the specific point. i think they are very practical as it is easier to remember stories than recalling step by step points
  - copperx 3y ago
    I couldn't take the book seriously after the "you just need to improve 1% every day" as if improving 1% constantly was somehow attainable by mere mortals. If I can bench press 20 lbs today and improve 1% every day, I'll be bench pressing more than 700 lbs a year from now. Yeah, it doesn't work that way. If I read 10 pages a day, and improve 1% every day, by the end of the year I will be reading a 370+ page book every day! This is perhaps one of the dumbest things I've read. And that was supposed to motivate me!?