Hello, fellow peoples of the interwebs!
Welcome to Episode 2 of the “Life Coaching with Ryan” Book Club!
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal — Chapter 3
What I discuss in this episode:
Chapter 3 theme — Willpower as Reservoir and Muscle
- Using willpower in one area makes it more challenging to use it in another
- Scarcity mindset has a direct impact on willpower
- immediate gratification vs long-term investment
- Inconsequential willpower tasks improve the ability to approach all willpower challenges
- build “muscle”
- build awareness
- awareness creates a choice point
- EXPERIMENT:
- get rid of an item every day in order to clean a closet
- track thoughts around a particular willpower challenge
- The limit of your willpower is NOT when you become uncomfortable/tired
- “I can’t do it…”
- “You ARE doing it!”
Anecdote: Curbing my irritation with people who don’t conform to my values…
If you were an endurance athlete, and your willpower task were a physical task, what would convince you to keep going?
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– Ryan
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