{"id":8582,"date":"2024-08-28T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T23:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/building-better-habits-hack-early-to-rise\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T19:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T23:22:01","slug":"building-better-habits-hack-early-to-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/building-better-habits-hack-early-to-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Better Habits Hack – Early To Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Profit<\/a>
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There\u2019s something about a streak\u2026<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t want to break it\u2026<\/p>\n

You know how hard you worked to get here\u2026<\/p>\n

And you know that one simple moment of temptation won\u2019t be worth it.<\/p>\n

When it comes to changing habits\u2026<\/p>\n

You need to leverage two things.<\/p>\n

One \u2013\u00a0Accountability\u00a0to Your Coach (\u2018someone you deeply do not want to disappoint\u2019)<\/p>\n

Two \u2013 The Streak Stack<\/p>\n

The Power of the Streak Stack is that you\u2019ve worked so hard, and you don\u2019t want to throw all that hard work out the window\u2026<\/p>\n

With each day that you add to the streak, it\u2019s power grows.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like the Network Effect\u2026 the more people in your network, the faster your network grows.<\/p>\n

For example, it\u2019s been 951 days since I\u2019ve drank alcohol.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so close to an epic number => 1,000 days.<\/p>\n

Why would I throw that all away for a drink?<\/p>\n

And then start again from zero?<\/p>\n

No way!<\/p>\n

Likewise\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 24 days since I\u2019ve checked a news website or used Twitter.<\/p>\n

The freedom has been wonderful.<\/p>\n

The extra time to read books, meditate, and pack for our move next week to Mexico has been incredibly helpful.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very embarrassing to admit\u2026<\/p>\n

But over the past year I became a bit of a news addict.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how it happened\u2026<\/p>\n

So many nights after feeding Sofia\u2026<\/p>\n

I found myself \u201cstuck\u201d under a beautiful, peaceful sleeping baby on the couch.<\/p>\n

Now if you\u2019re a parent, you know the conundrum.<\/p>\n

You dare not move, lest you wake the baby.<\/p>\n

So I couldn\u2019t get up.<\/p>\n

(At least not until I knew she was in a deep, deep sleep.)<\/p>\n

Foolishly, instead of using that extra time to pray or meditate, or even to plot and scheme grand plans\u2026<\/p>\n

I chose to take the easy way out\u2026<\/p>\n

With phone in reach, I began to scroll.<\/p>\n

I found a guy on Twitter that was entertaining\u2026<\/p>\n

He covered the news, parenting, and workouts\u2026<\/p>\n

So each night I\u2019d read his feed for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

Sometimes for 20 minutes or more!<\/p>\n

Then this \u201cnews habit\u201d bled into my lunchtime\u2026<\/p>\n

Soon my days were dying a death of 1,000 cuts as I\u2019d \u201cgive myself just 5 minutes\u201d to check Twitter, or the Globe & Mail, or even the NY Times!<\/p>\n

Nearly everything I looked at was \u201cRage Bait\u2019.<\/p>\n

Incredibly effective and addictive rage bait, I must say.<\/p>\n

(A good example of the power of copywriting!)<\/p>\n

Recently I decided enough was enough.<\/p>\n

Time to break a bad habit.<\/p>\n

Time to close down the media.<\/p>\n

So that I could open my mind.<\/p>\n

That leads me to a big lesson for my American friends\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

You already know who you\u2019re voting for in November.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re either Team Orange or Team Blue.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no new article about Trump\u2019s scandals or Biden\u2019s gaffes that will change your mind.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s already set.<\/p>\n

But be honest\u2026<\/p>\n

How many slivers of time do you give to this issue every week?<\/p>\n

Even one is too many.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s put you on a streak that\u2019s free of election news for the next 4 months.<\/p>\n

If you really want to \u201ccram for this test\u201d, you can read the news on November 1st.<\/p>\n

Your \u201celection exam\u201d isn\u2019t until Nov 5th.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to make your final decision now.<\/p>\n

That means that for the next 120 days, you don\u2019t need to collect any new trivia about either of the two elderly gentlemen that will be given control of the most powerful country in the world.<\/p>\n

(oh dear)<\/p>\n

So\u2026<\/p>\n

Start a streak.<\/p>\n

Just say no to the news today!<\/p>\n

Tell your coach for\u00a0accountability.<\/p>\n

Use the Law of Subtraction (delete your news apps, Twitter, etc.) for success.<\/p>\n

(Or use the Opal App to block those, Coach Daniel\u2019s favorite).<\/p>\n

If I can do it, you can too!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Profit<\/a>
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