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How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over

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You're never going to feel like it. Ever.

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Scientists call it activation energy. That force required to get you to change.

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If you have an impulse to act on a goal, you must move within five seconds

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or your brain will kill the idea.

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Five, four, three, two, one. Go.

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That's the five-second rule. When you feel the instinct to act, count backwards.

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You are one decision away from a completely different life.

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Getting what you want is simple. But it's not easy. You have to force yourself.

How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over

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You're never going to feel like it. Ever. Scientists call it activation energy. That force required to get you to change. If you have an impulse to act on a goal, you must move within five seconds or your brain will kill the idea. Five, four, three, two, one. Go. That's the five-second rule. When you feel the instinct to act, count backwards. You are one decision away from a completely different life. Getting what you want is simple. But it's not easy. You have to force yourself.

Traducao (Portugues)

Você nunca vai sentir vontade. Nunca. Cientistas chamam de energia de ativação. A força necessária para te fazer mudar. Se você tem um impulso para agir em um objetivo, precisa se mover em cinco segundos ou seu cérebro vai matar a ideia. Cinco, quatro, três, dois, um. Vai. Essa é a regra dos cinco segundos. Quando sentir o instinto de agir, conte de trás para frente. Você está a uma decisão de distância de uma vida completamente diferente. Conseguir o que quer é simples. Mas não é fácil. Você tem que se forçar.

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