The Importance of Consistency and Desiring Actions for Change

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In order to build trust and consistency, it is important to consistently give the first two actions to build the third.
To create change, focus on desiring the actions that lead to the change, rather than envisioning the change itself.
People who are fit and consistent in their exercise routines not only desire being fit, but also desire exercising.
The difference between those who desire exercising and those who don't is the brain's response to the action, which releases dopamine and corresponds to the desired outcome.
In order to maintain a habit, it is important to associate the expected emotional outcome of the action with the action itself, rather than with the reward.

Why is hard work a form of laziness? Why should we be wary of short-term success? How can imagining parallel worlds help us make better decisions? Author, management advisor, and researcher Luca Dellanna joins us to discuss these questions and more!

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Ergodicity: survival is king
Why sample size matters
The two types of competitors
Teaching by signaling
The parallel worlds approach to decision-making
Racing to the bottom
Why working hard can be a form of laziness
The three things managers should prioritize
Why desiring change isn’t enough
Fighting avoidance with actionable small steps
“Mixed values produce mixed results”
Thinking by writing
What Luca has learned from living in multiple countries
Luca as Emperor of the World
MORE!

Books Mentioned:

Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder; by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Ergodicity: Definition, Examples, And Implications, As Simple As Possible; by Luca Dellanna
The Control Heuristic: The Nature of Human Behavior; by Luca Dellanna
100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late; by Luca Dellanna
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu