August 27, 2024: How I Make Habits Stick

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“Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.”

― Aristotle

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We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)

📚 3 Good Articles for You

3 strategies for effective leadership, from a former astronaut
by Joseph DeBrine (4 mins)

  • Get to know your team members as individuals: Effective leadership involves understanding each team member personally and professionally, fostering trust and open communication by being vulnerable, and recognizing the unique qualities each person brings.
  • Create a culture open to ideas: Encourage team members to voice their ideas and advocate for themselves. An inclusive environment where everyone feels free to contribute can lead to innovative solutions and enhance team cohesion.
  • Make trust a central mission: Building and maintaining trust is crucial for navigating challenges and changes. Trust is earned through consistent, open communication and a willingness to understand different perspectives, which strengthens team dynamics over time.

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How I Make Habits Stick
by Rahul Chowdhury (9 mins)

  • The author argues that relying solely on discipline and willpower to build habits is ineffective. Without a clear, personal reason or intrinsic motivation, habits are unlikely to stick.
  • The author shares personal experiences of failing to maintain a journaling habit multiple times, despite using different methods, due to a lack of a compelling "why" behind the practice.
  • Establishing successful habits, like fixing a sleep schedule or maintaining a workout routine, requires understanding the deeper, personal reasons behind them, which provides the necessary motivation to sustain the habits long-term.

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How to begin living more rationally
by Travis M. (9 mins)

  • The article introduces four key principles for more rational thinking: Scout Mindset (seeking truth over being right), Nuanced Thinking (avoiding binary thinking), Falsification (actively disproving beliefs), and Charitable Thinking (interpreting others' arguments generously).
  • These concepts help improve decision-making and discussions by fostering open-mindedness and intellectual honesty.
  • Practical exercises are provided to help readers apply these principles and enhance their critical thinking skills.

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