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Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 12: The Law of Least Effort:  ou can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall MEDIUM: http://medium.com/@alexanderemmanual NEWSLETTER: http://alexanderemmanual.com/email MY FAVOURITE BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/alexanderemmanual DONATE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/donate/

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 11:  Law 3: Make It Easy Chapter 11: Walk Slowly, But Never Backward (Action vs Motion). If you've struggled with procrastination, putting off important projects and are constantly seeking perfection as it slows down your progress, this chapter should be resourceful. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall MEDIUM: http://medium.com/@alexanderemmanual NEWSLETTER: http://alexanderemmanual.com/email MY FAVOURITE BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/alexanderemmanual DONATE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/donate/

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 10:  How To Find & Fix The Causes of Your Bad Habits. Where do cravings come from? How can you reprogram your brain to enjoy hard habits? And what are strategies you can use to associate hard habits with one's you already enjoy? You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall MEDIUM: http://medium.com/@alexanderemmanual NEWSLETTER: http://alexanderemmanual.com/email MY FAVOURITE BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/alexanderemmanual DONATE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/donate/

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 9: The Role of Family & Friends In Shaping Your Habits. One of the deepest human desires is to feel like they belong. If you get separated from the tribe your survival is small. The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. Those who learn to collaborate and improvise prevail. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall MEDIUM: http://medium.com/@alexanderemmanual NEWSLETTER: http://alexanderemmanual.com/email MY FAVOURITE BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/alexanderemmanual DONATE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/donate/

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 8: How To Make A Habit Irresistible. Habits are dopamine-driven feedback loops. By understanding basic neurophysiology we can learn where we self sabotage ourselves through reward prediction errors and how we can use strategies like temptation bundling to make habits more attractive. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall MEDIUM: http://medium.com/@alexanderemmanual NEWSLETTER: http://alexanderemmanual.com/email MY FAVOURITE BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/alexanderemmanual DONATE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/donate/

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 7: The Secret To Self Control. How do we resolve our addictions, manage our bad habits and work smarter instead of harder? People think it's just about a lack of self-control and discipline. That idea is deeply embedded in our society and to an extent, it’s true, but it's not just about working harder, it's about working smarter. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall MEDIUM: http://medium.com/@alexanderemmanual NEWSLETTER: http://alexanderemmanual.com/email MY FAVOURITE BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/alexanderemmanual DONATE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/donate/

The following conversation dives into Ethan Fleming's mission to pull a Jeep 100km to complete 'the world's strongest ultra'. We discuss Ethan's upbringing and how it moulded him, abuse, mental strategies to combatting suffering and pain and everything he has done to prepare for his most formidable challenge yet - what it takes to pull a 2-ton car 100km, in less than 48 hours. You can donate to his fundraiser to support domestic violence against women through White Ribbon Australia here: https://events.whiteribbon.org.au/fundraiser/ethanfleming/world--s-strongest-ultra Ethan Fleming is an entrepreneur, coach, world record holder and founder of mobile PT business Get Going.

The following conversation presents the story of how journalist Silvia Foti uncovered lies about the history of her grandfather who was responsible for killing thousands in the holocaust. This memoir becomes much more significant when she later discovers the Lithuanian government has been ignoring and lying about their participation in contributing to the holocaust. Silvia Foti is a former journalist of 20 years in Chicago and now a high school literature teacher. You can read more about her story in her latest book here: https://amzn.to/3AqjsLw

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 6: Motivation Is Overrated - Environment Matters More. This chapter discusses how to design your environment for ultimate success and productivity and how motivation is not what we need more of, it's smarter environmental design. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76

The following conversation is with world-renowned US trainer Broderick Chavez.  Broderick's expertise is in understanding how to use performance-enhancing drugs to maximise the performance of Olympians and IFBB Pros. We discuss the considerations one should make on calculating the risk to benefits ratio of taking PEDs, strategies to minimise the costs to anabolics and principles of programming.  Broderick is a biologist and chemist who has actively worked in Sports Performance Field for 30 years. He has competed at a national level in bodybuilding, powerlifting and strongman, and has trained countless IFBB pros, Olympians and athletes. https://www.instagram.com/teamevilgsp https://teamevilgsp.com/

The following conversation is with Dr Mary Grabar the author of  'Debunking the 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America.' Through the lens of history, we discuss the divisive and false tactics used to equate America with the exact opposite qualities of its founding freedom: an undisruptable cycle of oppression. Mary gives a historical account of the realities of slavery and how the foundations of America is a distortion of reality.  Dr Mary Grabar is a Resident Fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, philanthropist, conservative commentator, passionate educator, and author. Her new book, Debunking the 1619 Project is available here: https://amzn.to/2WHGaRH

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 5: The Best Way To Start A New Habit. This chapter discusses how to utilise powerful strategies like implementation intentions and habit stacking to maximise adherence and consistency for a habit you're trying to begin.

Atomic Habits Book Summary Chapter 4 -The Man Who Didn’t Look Right. This chapter discusses strategies to build awareness and recognition of habits such as the notecard strategy and pattern interrupt strategies to stop destructive habits in their track. 

Atomic Habits Book Summary Chapter 3 - 4 Steps To Better Habits. Discussing why your brain builds habits, whether routine and habits restrict or free you and the neurological feedback habit loop.

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 2: Habits Shape Your Identity. Most people build outcome based habits instead of identity based habits. The problem here is the direction of change. We should instead focus on who we want to become instead of what superficially wants. True habit change is identity change. 

The quality of our habits determines the quality of our lives. Do your habits support and build you, or diminish and slow you? Atomic Habits is one of the best books I've read on how to take supreme control over your life through the theory and practical application of how to change your behaviour and psychology. Every chapter contains profound realisations packaged in practical takeaways that one can immediately deploy to improve their habits, self-awareness and ultimately, the quality of their life. I decided to analyse and summarise each chapter of this book to affirm my learnings and pass the wisdom of this book onto others. I hope it is as impactful to you, as it has been to me. 

The following conversation Amelia Schrader discusses the purpose of life, managing and building healthy relationships, ikigai, Amelia's experience with psychics and setting boundaries. Amelia Schrader ​is a yoga teacher, educator and owner of Axis Yoga. You can be taught by her by signing up to her online yoga teaching classes here: https://axisyoga.teachable.com/ https://www.instagram.com/axisyoga_/ https://www.instagram.com/amelia.schrader  0:00 Introduction 2:20 Byron Bay 6:30 Energy Healers & Interconnectedness 10:00 Purpose 26:00 Personal Legend & The Alchemist 36:00 Human Design 39:30 Ikigai 46:00 Anthropology 50:00 Relationships 1:04:00 Lessons Learnt Over The Last Year 1:10:00 Identifying Flaws 1:20:00 Financial Freedom 1:28:00 The Magic Of Authenticity 1:42:30 Boundaries 1:49:50 Experience with Psychics

36 teachings from Ancient Egypt's Ptahhotep. Well before many of the philosophers, we glorify today there was the wisdom of Ptahhotep, a vizier (highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh). The instructions of Ptahhotep addresses various virtues that are necessary to live a good life. They were written with the purpose to pass on to his son succeeding him so his son could learn the wisdom and advice that could only be attained through experience of a long 100+ year life Ptahhotep is reported to have lived. You can get 'Writings From Ancient Egypt' here: https://amzn.to/3c6TXq7

Is it riskier to get the COVID-19 vaccine or get COVID-19? This video aim's to objectively summarise the literature on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and how to interpret and critically evaluate the data to make an informed decision on the risk associated with receiving the vaccine versus not.   However, this video does not just analyse the empirical evidence. It considers how the evidence is applicable based on one's subjective risk profile and tolerance for risk.  I hope this analysis can provide clarity, objectivity and critical thought to help people make informed decisions around COVID-19.  This was originally posted on @strengthofsaad and also available on StrengthOfSaad YouTube. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 0:35 Is It Riskier To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine Or Get COVID-19? 3:10 Does The Vaccine Protect Against Transmission 4:30 Approaching Risk & Critical Thinking 5:45 What Is An mRNA Vaccine? 8:14 Why Women Get COVID Less Than Men 9:10 Difference Between a Normal Vaccine & mRNA V

“We all need to be aware of our personal calling. What is a personal calling? It is God’s blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend.” “However, we don’t all have the courage to confront our own dream. Why? There are four obstacles." In this video, I read and reflect upon these 4 obstacles and how I maneuver through them. This is one of my favourite books I've ever read, you can get it here: https://amzn.to/398M7dD