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0:00 β Name Your Inner Critic1:50 β Use the βBecauseβ Trick3:40 β Do Tasks Poorly on Purpose5:31 β Reverse Psychology on Yourself7:23 β The 90-Second Emotion Rule9:17 β Change Location to Change Thought11:17 β Decision Fatigue Fix13:03 β Echo Technique for Conflict15:01 β Visualize the Worst, Then Solve It16:50 β Say βIβm Excitedβ Instead of Nervous18:38 β Rubber Duck Debugging for Clarity20:28 β Ask βWhat Would This Look Like If It Were Easy?β22:17 β The Zeigarnik Effect: Unfinished Tasks Stick23:57 β Switch Fonts to Improve Study Focus25:51 β Triple Yes Technique in Negotiation27:44 β Name the Emotion to Tame It29:38 β Say βYouβre Rightβ Instead of βI Agreeβ31:24 β Negative Visualization for Gratitude33:17 β Clench Your Left Fist to Reduce Anxiety35:13 β Micro Scripts for Social Anxiety37:03 β Touch Something Cold to Reground38:48 β Delay Reactions by 6 Seconds40:33 β Ask βWhat Would a Role Model Do?β42:22 β Use Third-Person Self-Talk44:13 β Plan Deliberate Bad Days45:57 β Label Thoughts as Just Thoughts47:42 β Mental Rehearsal Before Bed49:27 β List 3 Wins Every Night51:06 β Eye Contact Triangle for Influence53:08 β Reframe βHave Toβ into βGet Toβ55:03 β Use Power Poses Before Speaking56:26 β Talk Slower for Authority58:05 β Anchor Moods with Music1:00:00 β Ask βWhat Am I Not Seeing?β1:01:36 β Remove βJustβ and βSorryβ from Emails1:03:30 β Use Repetition to Persuade1:05:24 β Time Box Negative Emotions1:07:13 β Replace βButβ with βAndβ1:09:14 β Stack Habits with Anchor Tasks1:11:12 β Write a Fake Amazon Review of Your Day1:13:04 β Replace Motivation with Systems1:14:41 β Cold Showers for Mood Reset1:16:29 β Smile With Your Eyes1:18:10 β Ask βWhat Would Make This 1% Better?β1:19:58 β Postpone Temptation by 10 Minutes1:21:46 β Visualize Failing Dramatically1:23:32 β Celebrate Micro Wins Publicly1:25:25 β Two-Minute Rule for Procrastination1:27:02 β Rehearse Stressful Conversations in Your Mind1:28:58 β Write It Down, Then Walk Away1:30:38 β Use Physical Tokens for Focus1:32:28 β End the Day With One Unfinished Task1:34:09 β Reread Journals From 6 Months Ago1:36:00 β Label Your Coping Patterns1:37:36 β Deep Breathing for Nervous System Reset1:39:23 β Meditate for 10 Minutes a Day1:41:12 β Count Backward by 7s to Stop Anxiety1:42:55 β Focus on What You Can Control1:44:44 β Use the Pomodoro Technique1:46:38 β Set Anti-Goals1:48:20 β Smile Before Phone Calls1:50:13 β Donβt Argue When Hungry1:52:08 β Say βLet Me Get Back to Youβ1:53:50 β Ask Questions Instead of Making Statements1:55:39 β Get Sunlight Before 10am1:57:29 β Drink Water Before Coffee1:59:15 β One Big, Three Medium, Five Small Tasks2:01:06 β The 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique2:02:46 β Assume Positive Intent2:04:35 β Keep Workspace Minimal2:06:31 β Use If-Then Planning2:08:13 β Sleep With Paper Nearby2:10:04 β Limit Screen Time Before Bed2:11:51 β Ask βWill This Matter in 5 Years?β2:13:45 β Keep a Brag File2:15:30 β Compliment People Behind Their Backs2:17:25 β Set Alarms for Emotional Check-ins2:19:19 β Remove βI Shouldβ From Your Vocabulary2:21:04 β Use Visual Timers2:22:49 β ABCDE Thought Challenge2:24:37 β Treat Yourself Like a Friend2:26:22 β Listen to Your Future Self2:28:06 β Have a Wind-down Ritual2:30:01 β Track Mood in 3 Words2:31:44 β Pair Hard Tasks With Rewards2:33:40 β Say No Without Explaining2:35:28 β Shake Your Body When Stuck2:37:04 β Use Ambient Noise for Focus2:38:58 β Imagine Time as Currency2:40:52 β Gamify Boring Tasks2:42:40 β Whisper Instead of Yell2:44:21 β Sit in a Different Chair2:46:05 β Tell the Story Backwards2:47:54 β Let the First Draft Be Trash2:49:38 β Change Fonts to Reset Focus2:51:30 β Clench Your Toes to Reground2:53:25 β Write the Email, Then Delete It2:55:25 β Name Your Hardest Selves2:57:09 β The 5-Year-Old Test for Mental Clarity2:58:49 β Treat Today Like a Documentary Scene
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