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Man with big hair and sunglasses, with lots of enthusiasm

Blog Post

How to avoid killing your enthusiasm

Dan Pink presenting his TED talk on the puzzle of motivation

Video

The Puzzle of Motivation

Emily Balcetis presenting her TED talk on why some people find exercise harder than others

Video

Why some people find exercise harder than others

The title for the What I've Learned video on how to improve willpower through heart rate variability

Video

Improve Willpower in 5 Minutes

A person typing on a laptop, perhaps doing work they love

Blog Post

Are we entitled to love what we do?

Blog Post

Selfless Improvement

A person moulding a lump of clay with their hands, making art

Blog Post

Just make good art

Blog Post

Meditation and Self-Discipline

A train track, with trees and sunset in the background - a possible inspiration location

Blog Post

My Inspiration Location

A planning meeting at a table, with a map plan, laptop and other items

Blog Post

To plan or not to plan?

Fireworks above a line of trees - representing a New Year's resolution

Blog Post

An alternative New Year’s resolution

Author Rob Date 28th February 2016

A time lapse photo of a road, showing the cars as blurs

Blog Post

Pleasure or enjoyment?

The cover of So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport

Book

So Good They Can’t Ignore You

Episode 2 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast with Josh Waitzkin as a guest

Podcast

Tim Ferriss Podcast #2: Josh Waitzkin

The cover of the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Book

Outliers

The title for the Crash Course video on the power of motivation

Video

Crash Course: The Power of Motivation

The cover of the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Book

Flow: The Psychology of Happiness

The cover of Poke The Box by Seth Godin

Book

Poke The Box

The cover of Drive by Dan Pink, a blueprint for maximising your motivation

Book

Drive

App

Habitica

A calendar and notepad to be used for the Don't Break the Chain technique for motivation and habits

Website

Don’t Break the Chain!