

12 Rules To Change Your Life In 12 Months
1072 snips Sep 14, 2025
Discover how to navigate life's chaos by creating your own set of personal principles. Learn about the powerful impact of dopamine on your choices and why setting high standards is essential. Embrace the uncertainty of personal projects as a path to growth, pushing away from passive learning. Channel your obsessions into productive passions and view mistakes as stepping stones. Ultimately, understand that failures can illuminate your true desires and lead to a more authentic life.
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Freedom Without Rules Is Chaos
- Dan Koe argues that absolute freedom equals chaos and people actually need self-made rules.
- Order in consciousness produces enjoyment and flow, so create your own operating code.
Build An Anti‑Vision
- Reject the average life and form an anti-vision by listing what you never want to experience again.
- Use that negative energy to steer decisions away from mediocrity toward a better life.
Make Excellence Non‑Negotiable
- Commit to excellence by making key areas non-negotiable like training, nutrition, and progressive mental work.
- Let those standards automatically steer your daily choices away from mediocrity.