Basb - Keynotes from Summit - 8 ways to self sabotage

basb = building a second brain

Why he thought about basb

• organize thoughts and brain
• need to be more organized and productive
• frustration with the mess of my knowledge
• get better in expressing my perspective
• trying to get organized for years

8 ways for Self Sabotage

Starting from scratch

• again and again and again
• dopamin kick

Feeling guilty

• nr 1 blocker for not changing behavior is shame
• vs. feeling curios (mutually exclusive to feeling guilty)
• go easy on yourself

Insisting on perfection

• safety, control
• don’t have to try as it is not yet safety
• avoid critics
• vs. embrace play; try failing in public

Doing ALL the research first

• if you use it as excuse for postponing
• vs. 2nd brain to organize you to take action
• vs. creating an MVP
• limit research by defining what you need to know to take the next step
• timebox research and the take action

Going big

• … what is the moonshot
• … what is the most ambitious goal
• vs. thinking small and taking small actionable steps; intermediate packets

Doing it completely by yourself

• chasing for RESPECT
• or showing you that it is a bad idea
• avoiding rejections
• vs. getting more perspectives (at least a 10x becomes possible) and using the strengths of others and learning faster

Comparing yourself to others

• an excuse to not try or even start
• vs. compare yourself to past you

Postponing gratification

• to be sustainable it needs to have pleasure
• vs. How can I enjoy this 10% more? – Find a way to it…
• vs. Giving yourself a reward; appreciation and gratitude

Self commitment

Create a commitment for yourself for the next event/session/… about something you change.

Linking

• MOC Building a 2nd brain

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