"The vast majority of people living in America or the rest of the industrialized world are living better than the princes and kings 200 years ago. We have all kinds of things. This would have blown their minds. And yet, we find ourselves dissatisfied, not because we don't have enough, but because of how comparison is the thief of joy. It's how the other guy has more. That's what keeps us wanting and craving and lusting and desiring. Whereas, if we take a step back and think about how incredibly lucky we are to be born here and now, we should be dancing in the streets every day over how fortunate we are, but it's hard to put that in perspective." - Nir Eyal
"It turns out that the right way to manifest, the right way to visualize, is not visualizing what you want. It's visualizing what will get in the way of what you want. The best thing to do is not visualize, "Oh, I can't wait to have a six-pack and be on the beach and show off how fit and trim I am." The thing you need to visualize is, "What will I do when something gets in the way of the steps I need to take to accomplish that goal?" That's what you should make the plan about. So, just stopping at the dream, the outcome, without figuring out the input, what to do to get that goal, is why people fail." - Nir Eyal
"It turns out nicotine is not as addictive as we thought. It's much more about your perception of it being addictive than actually addictive, that the reason that people get addicted to a substance like nicotine is not the effects of the nicotine itself. If you ask smokers why they spoke, the number one reason people will say is it relaxes them. Nicotine is a stimulant. Smoking should not relax you. What smoking does is it gives you relief from telling yourself not to smoke. So the way you get addicted to cigarettes is you buy a pack of cigarettes. You feel guilty about it. You say, ‘I'll smoke one and that's it.’ I won't smoke again. And then you start thinking and ruminating about it. And it's that urge of, ‘Oh, come on, let me smoke already.’ What do you do when you smoke? You take big breaths. It's that pause of, oh, I don't have to tell myself ‘no’ anymore. That's what people find relaxing.” - Nir Eyal, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author" - Nir Eyal
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on saving your New Year resolutions, the misleading weight loss industry, and personal health transformation.
Keywords: Nir Eyal, New Year Resolutions, Misleading Weight Loss Industry, Personal Health Transformation, USA, Thought Leadership
