The Motivation Myth by Haden, Jeff -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: You Can Do—and Be—So Much More Than You Think

How Successful People Approach Motivation The Relationship Between Happiness and Success

Chapter 1: Motivation Is Not the Spark

How to Start When You’re 0 Percent Motivated

Shortcuts Never Get You Where You Really Want to Go Routine Is Not the Last Resort of the Less Talented (or the Boring) You Don’t Need Other People to Support You Other People Were Not Born with Greater Willpower You Absolutely Don’t Need to Find Your Passion First Winning Medals Doesn’t Feel That Good

Chapter 2: The Greater Your Focus, the Lower Your Chances of Success

To Reach a Goal, Don’t Focus on the Goal

So for Gosh Sakes, Don’t Always Keep Your Goal in Mind And Definitely Don’t Worry About Smart Goals Successful People Forget About the Goal Forgetting Your Goal Unleashes the Power of Feedback (and Motivation)

How I Got More Than Just My Mom to Read My Inc. Posts Believe It or Not, There Is a Process for Building Great Relationships

1. Don’t talk a lot. 2. Don’t blame. 3. Don’t try to impress. 4. Don’t interrupt. 5. Don’t control. 6. Don’t preach. 7. Don’t dwell on the past.

The Power of Forgetting a Huge Goal: How Jerry Seinfeld Became the Jerry Seinfeld

Chapter 3: Your Goal Must Always Choose Your Process

How to Create a Successful Process

1. Set your goal. 2. Set aside decision anxiety and choose a reasonably promising routine. 3. If necessary, customize your process to be extremely specific. 4. Rework your schedule. 5. Map out your daily plan. 6. Work the process. 7. Fix your schedule problems. 8. Your results may vary, so adapt accordingly.

Want to Lose Ten Pounds In Thirty Days? You Can!

1. Start with a fast day. 2. Exercise first thing every morning. 3. Eat four almonds fifteen minutes before every meal. 4. Drink a glass of water right before every meal. 5. Always stop eating the moment you start to feel full. 6. Don’t eat anything white. 7. Make sure every meal is healthy. 8. Toss in a snack. 9. Burn about five hundred extra calories a day. 10. Cheat wisely. 11. Keep a food journal. 12. Check off each step in the process.

Want to Get Rich? You Can!

But You Say You Don’t Trust the IRS?

“I Don’t” Are the Magic Words for Staying on Track

Chapter 4: Happiness Comes to Serial Achievers

How Good Is Good Enough?

It’s Okay to Be a Tortoise

Why You Must Be a Professional Serial Achiever Why You Must Also Be a Personal Serial Achiever

The Best Goals Eliminate the Pain of Regret

Serial Achievement Makes You Uncontainable, Unpredictable, and Undefinable Here’s the Key Question: Are You Happy? Maslow Really Did Have His Shit Together

1. The best goals make Maslow (and therefore you) happy. 2. Your goal must benefit you on multiple levels. 3. Your goal must be unquestionably measurable.

Now Let’s Choose Your Goal

Chapter 4.5: Wishing and Hoping Is the Most Unrealistic Approach of All Chapter 5: To Gain Incredible Willpower . . . Need Less Willpower

How to Have Your Most Productive Day Ever

Step 1: Let everyone know you won’t be available. Step 2: Decide how long you will work. Step 3: Totally commit to how long you decided to work. Step 4: Start your EPD at an unusual time. Step 5: Delay and space out your rewards. Step 6: Refuel before you think you need to refuel. Step 7: Take productive breaks, not relaxation breaks. Step 8: Take your breaks at a counterintuitive moment. Step 9: Don’t stop until you’re done—even if finishing takes longer than expected.

How to Have Your Most Productive Week Ever

Step 1: Every Sunday, map out your week. Step 2: Actively block out task time. Step 3: Follow a realistic to-do list. Step 4: Default to thirty-minute meetings. Step 5: Stop multitasking. Step 6: Obsess about leveraging “edge” time. Step 7: Track your time. Step 8: Be thoughtful about lunch. Step 9: Protect your family time. Step 10: Start every day right.

Quick Sidetrack: How to Have the Most Productive Mind-Set Ever

Step 1: Stop making excuses for doing less. Step 2: Stop letting disapproval, or even scorn, stand in your way. Step 3: Stop letting fear hold you back. Step 4: Stop waiting for inspiration. Step 5: Stop turning down the help you need. Step 6: Stop stopping.

How to Go the True Extra Mile, Seinfeld Style How to Have Willpower . . . Without Needing Willpower

Step 1: Eliminate as many choices as possible. Step 2: Make decisions tonight so you won’t need to make them tomorrow. Step 3: Do the hardest things you need to do first. Step 4: Refuel often. Step 5: Create reminders of your long-term goals. Step 6: Remove temptation altogether.

Want to Go Beyond Practical Tricks? Learn the Philosophy of Willpower

Let Your Past Inform Your Future—but Don’t Let It Define Your Future See Your Life—and Future—as Within Your Control Learn to Ignore the Things You Have No Control Over Don’t Just Aim for Tenacity; Aim for Adaptability Don’t Resent; Celebrate the Success of Others Resist the Temptation to Complain, Criticize, or Whine Count Your Blessings

Chapter 5.5: One Question Provides Nearly Every Answer

The Fewer the Goals, the Greater the Resolve

Chapter 6: Why Work Smarter When You Can Work Your Number?

Yes, I Did 100,000 Push-Ups (and What That Means to You) Reps Are Repetitive but Must Never Be Mindless

How to Do a Lot of REPS (Although Not the Kind We’ve Talked About) What If You Find Yourself in a Rep Rut?

What If the Ideal Number of Reps Is “As Many As Possible”? The Second-Most-Rewarding Number to Work: The One You Own

Step 1: Get over the company-name thing. Step 2: Get Your Employer Identification Number (EIN). Step 3: Register your trade name. Step 4: Get your business license. Step 5: Complete a business personal property tax form (if necessary). Step 6: Ask your locality about other permits. Step 7: Get a certificate of resale (if necessary). Step 8: Open a business bank account. Step 9: Set up a simple accounting spreadsheet.

The Most Rewarding Number to Work

Give Greater Autonomy and Independence Give Clearer Expectations Give More Meaningful Objectives Give a Better Sense of Purpose Give More Opportunities to Provide Significant Input Give a Better Sense of Connection Give Greater Consistency Give Private Criticism Give Public Praise Give Everyone a Chance for a Meaningful Future

While We’re at It . . . Working Your Number Can Also Be Fun

My Rules My Takeaways

Chapter 7: You Don’t Need a Coach; You Need a Pro

That Sinking Feeling Means You’re on the Right Track How to Pick Your Pro The Difference Between Pros and Motivational Coaches How to Connect With Your Pro

Start Quietly and Just Do the Work Volunteer for the Worst Jobs Ask for Help That Requires Only Words Offer to Help in Ways That Require More Than Words Help Other People Feel They Belong

Your Biggest Limits Are Self-Imposed—But Those Limits Are the Easiest to Overcome TO ACCOMPLISH A HUGE GOAL, GO VIKING

Chapter 8: Do More by Doing Less

Be the Biggest Fish The Antidrug Commercials Are Right: Just Say No

“Will Doing This Benefit Me in Some Way?” “Is This More Important Than What I’m Currently Doing?”

To Achieve a Lot More, Start By Doing a Lot Less

Eliminate One “Permission” Kill One Report Kill One Sign-off Fire One Customer Prune Your To-Do List Cut One Expense Drop One Personal Commitment Streamline Your Lunch Create a Window of Reflection Eliminate an Entire Category of Decisions

The 1 Percent Advantage

If You’re In a Relationship, 1 Percent Improvements Are Visible If It Improves a Relationship, Imagine How the 1 Percent Advantage Will Work Everywhere Else You Can Do Anything 1 Percent Better

Chapter 9: The Bottom Line Index

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