10 painful truths about productivity [you NEED to hear] from Nir Eyal
Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement
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Effort Pacts, Price Pacts, and Identity Pacts
The chapter discusses different types of pacts that can help overcome distractions, such as effort pacts, price pacts, and identity pacts. Examples are given of each type of pact, including using an outlet timer to promote better sleep, implementing a monetary disincentive for getting distracted, and adopting an identity of being indestractable. The chapter also explores the parallels between building resistance to smoking in the past and developing social antibodies against distractions.
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