Not only do 90% of people give up on their new years resolutions… on average they fail by January 18th (known as “Quitters Day”)
🧠 3 years ago - I created a new framework for New Years Resolutions.
Year after year I would set New Years Resolutions (the same ones every year) and fail to reach them.
Am I doing this wrong? Am I just weak minded?
Then I found this, and switched up my new years routine
Not only do 90% of people give up on their new years resolutions… on average they fail by January 18th (known as “Quitters Day”)
So instead of making plans for the future, use new years as a moment to reflect
They don't teach us this in school, so here's a framework for it👇
What the hell is that anyways? More money? More time? Better looks? More romance? Bigger house?
As it turns out, there are 5 key areas that contribute most directly to our quality of life.
The 5 areas are...
2-WORK
3-PLAY
4-LOVE
5-SELF RESPECT
So every year, around december 30th, I take out my "Life Dashboard" and write down all these areas.
Here's mine, and I'll put a blank one at the bottom of the thread in case you wanna do your own.
This exercise takes like ~10 mins, yet is one of the most useful ways to step back and be honest with how things are going.
They are the simon cowell of their own life.
Here's the trick to get the scoring right
You're scoring "how's it going" in each area. Are you satisfied at the direction & pace this part of your life is moving?
This year I gave it a 4. Not because I have a 6-pack, but because I am going the right direction.
Started working out 6x a week &eating clean
▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓░░ ░░░░ 3.5 out of 5
I got "comfortable" at home, and didn't bring my A-game like when we first met.
I believe: "if you do what you did at the beginning, there will never be an end"
Gotta get back to "1st date shaan"
▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ░░░░ 4 out of 5
I'm happy with this...even though it's way less than it used to be. Having a baby = instead of sports & video games, my playtime is now cocomelon🤣
▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓░░ 4.5 out of 5
I am strong here. I enjoy mondays. I enjoy my day job at Twitch, startup investing (~$3m/yr), and my content side hustle (podcast ~3m downloads, twitter now ~45k followers)
▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓░░ 4.5 out of 5
Even if everything is going great on the surface - this one is the dealbreaker.
How do I feel about myself? Do I like the person I'm becoming? This year the answer is yes. I'd want to be my friend.
Most people get caught up in the HOW. How will I fix these? I start with the measurement. "What gets measured gets managed"
At first it's a bit hard to imagine. For each one, I try to create a little 2 second GIF of what life is like when those are done. Eg. my body at full health, play etc..
Forget long term habits or commitments. What's something you can do in the next 24hrs.
Too many people get caught up in the HOW. How do I go from A -> B -> C -> D -> E etc..
All you need is ABZ:
A = where are you now
B = next small step
Z = end vision
@jackbutcher visualized this beautifully. https://t.co/4P7eVHjA4Z
Know your ABZs:
— Jack Butcher (@jackbutcher) December 29, 2020
A: Where you are
B: Your next step
Z: Your end goal
\u2014 @ShaanVP pic.twitter.com/xcHjlAOof2
10 mins of measuring where you are (life dashboard)
10 mins of visualizing what life looks like when it's FULL
10 mins of planning a simple, decisive first action you can take.
Action leads results.. results reinforce your beliefs...beliefs drive more action.. .
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Like company moats, your personal moat should be a competitive advantage that is not only durable—it should also compound over time.
Characteristics of a personal moat below:
2/ Like a company moat, you want to build career capital while you sleep.
As Andrew Chen noted:
3/ You don’t want to build a competitive advantage that is fleeting or that will get commoditized
Things that might get commoditized over time (some longer than
4/ Before the arrival of recorded music, what used to be scarce was the actual music itself — required an in-person artist.
After recorded music, the music itself became abundant and what became scarce was curation, distribution, and self space.
5/ Similarly, in careers, what used to be (more) scarce were things like ideas, money, and exclusive relationships.
In the internet economy, what has become scarce are things like specific knowledge, rare & valuable skills, and great reputations.
Like company moats, your personal moat should be a competitive advantage that is not only durable—it should also compound over time.
Characteristics of a personal moat below:
I'm increasingly interested in the idea of "personal moats" in the context of careers.
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) November 22, 2018
Moats should be:
- Hard to learn and hard to do (but perhaps easier for you)
- Skills that are rare and valuable
- Legible
- Compounding over time
- Unique to your own talents & interests https://t.co/bB3k1YcH5b
2/ Like a company moat, you want to build career capital while you sleep.
As Andrew Chen noted:
People talk about \u201cpassive income\u201d a lot but not about \u201cpassive social capital\u201d or \u201cpassive networking\u201d or \u201cpassive knowledge gaining\u201d but that\u2019s what you can architect if you have a thing and it grows over time without intensive constant effort to sustain it
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3/ You don’t want to build a competitive advantage that is fleeting or that will get commoditized
Things that might get commoditized over time (some longer than
Things that look like moats but likely aren\u2019t or may fade:
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) November 22, 2018
- Proprietary networks
- Being something other than one of the best at any tournament style-game
- Many "awards"
- Twitter followers or general reach without "respect"
- Anything that depends on information asymmetry https://t.co/abjxesVIh9
4/ Before the arrival of recorded music, what used to be scarce was the actual music itself — required an in-person artist.
After recorded music, the music itself became abundant and what became scarce was curation, distribution, and self space.
5/ Similarly, in careers, what used to be (more) scarce were things like ideas, money, and exclusive relationships.
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