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The 37x Rule. A Successful Life is Hard Until You Build Systems Like This
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The 37x Rule. A Successful Life is Hard Until You Build Systems Like This

Medium·Thomas Oppong·19 days ago
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Munger’s “ lollapalooza effect. ” Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Ioana Trandafir on Unsplash Most people are doing everything they can. But still, the life they want feels out of reach. They have ambition. But just couldn’t get closer to the life they want. I’ve been there. The temptation to despair was very strong. But then I changed paths. And started over with systems. I was missing a set of daily structures and decisions that make good behaviours automatic. And reinforced my values and principles for life. These days, I’m investing in systems so the hard choices becomes the easy choices. If I want to do more reading before bed, I put the right books close to my bed to get rid of the decision to go get a book. Good systems are built on three blocks that stack on top of each other. The first one is environment design . It informs behaviour more than intentions. Where you work, what’s visible, what tools are in reach. They all nudge you in directions you barely notice.…

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