Shane Parrish

How can we create automatic rules that position us for success?

And so another example of a rule is that I work out every day.

I have no meetings till 12.

I start drinking at nine.

I invest in an index fund every month.

And so you can come up with your own set of rules and

To come up with them, just ask yourself, what would the person who accomplishes what I want to accomplish, what would their life look like?

And how do I set rules around this?

And so one of my friends who was trying to lose weight, you know, he is a salesperson.

So he ends up eating out like 15 times a week.

And he's like, it's crazy.

So he said, you know, I was like, well, let's try this rule thing.

Because he said dieting was really hard for him.

And I was like, well, instead of dieting, let's just think about it as a rule, right?

Let's just tackle the meals that you go out, you eat at a restaurant.

Your rule is you always order the healthiest thing on the menu.

And your rule is you only have one drink.

And he's like, okay.

He's like, I don't believe you.

This is going to work.