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tulipe's avatar

this is such a clear, system-level breakdown of something most people treat like a personality trait rather than a trainable skill.

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Tobias Winkler's avatar

Thank you, Tulipe!

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Neural Foundry's avatar

The friction removal principle is probaly the most underrated part of this. People think they need more willpower when what they realy need is to redesign their enviroment. Your examples with the train time and app placement show how small structural changes create compounding returns without any additional effort. Its like setting up dominoes instead of pushing individual pieces.

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Tobias Winkler's avatar

Exactly. Thanks for your comment.

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Maria Kossman's avatar

It sounds like it should be a common sense, but unfortunately, it is not. We grind instead of understanding the concept first. It was also an issue with the school system (I grew up in Russia), where teachers stressed out so much about us memorizing information, instead of starting with a profound understanding.

Thank you for all those great tips! I'm going to practice them on my kids and myself :)

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Tobias Winkler's avatar

Thank you, Maria! :)

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Twenty-Something Dating Vibes's avatar

Tobias, I am inspired by your productivity, and especially appreciated the tip of using entertainment as a means for production when you watch anything on tv in Japanese! I'll have to apply some of this to my own life going forward.

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Tobias Winkler's avatar

Thanks a lot for your feedback, Meghana! :)

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Leslie Ngugi's avatar

wow , these technics sound so cool and sophisticated and I'm going to pick up a few cause I think they can add to my own learning toolkit, thanks for sharing

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Tobias Winkler's avatar

Thank you, Leslie!

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Nicole Miller's avatar

Great, #6 is essential in my opinion. Seek feedback, use it and keep learning - words and feedback, even criticism, are all gifts if you use them.

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Tobias Winkler's avatar

Thanks for your comment, Nicole!

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RulingSnowcap's avatar

Hi Tobias, your posts speak to me, and I’ve found your advice genuinely helpful. Would you be able to ever speak 1:1 for a coaching type thing? Thank you!

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Tobias Winkler's avatar

Hi! Thank you very much.

You can gladly DM me regarding coaching.

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Jacob Nelson's avatar

I love the axe metaphor.

Thank you!

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