GB Ep 46: The Two Day Rule

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Hello everybody, today we’re talking about the Two Day Rule. The Two Day Rule is something I learned from Tim Ferris or someone else about a month or two ago about establishing habits.

• The idea behind the two day rule is in establishing habits: if you want to establish something in your routine, you can skip one day, but not two so you can train yourself to follow up on your good habits. [01:24]
• I like to execute this by using an app called Habit List – it shows you how effectively you’re keeping your habits over time. [01:47]
• Another app is called Coach.Me, which has a social aspect to it. [02:07]
• If you combine these two apps with the two day rule, it’s very hard to break a habit. [02:26]
• The idea you want to instill in your mind is that you’re not going to workout and torture yourself, but that you’re going to be practicing. [03:00]
• With a practicing mindset, it’s more about getting better in general, not focusing on negativity. [03:15]

Resources from this Episode:

• Habit List
• Coach.Me
• The Tim Ferriss Show Episode 55

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