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As I design the blog, I wanted to have a spot that keeps placeholder text, so that the layout editing can make sense because of context. As I design the blog, I wanted to have a spot that keeps placeholder text, so that the layout editing can make sense because of context. As I design the blog, I wanted to have a spot that keeps placeholder text, so that the layout editing can make sense because of context. As I design the blog, I wanted to have a spot that keeps placeholder text, so that the layout editing can make sense because of context. As I design the blog, I wanted to have a spot that keeps placeholder text, so that the layout editing can make sense because of context.
The Power of Knowing Your Style
There are many ways to slice and dice the modern psyche. To use this power, we've got to figure out a couple of factors. Once you know which of these you are, you can plan the appropriate strategy to set up your environment for success.
1) When you're facing a strong temptation, are you an abstainer or are you a moderator? Abstainers need to just make a hard and fast rule to "just say no"... because even just a little bit means all of it! This is my style: I have never understood how anybody could believe there are actually 3.5 servings in a 100 g (3.5 oz) bag of Bamba Peanut Puffs.
My ex-partner, however, would go to the kitchen, get the step stool from the pantry, open it in front of the oven, climb the ladder, open the cabinet above the stove to extricate a half consumed bag of potato chips. He would deftly unwrap the elastic band binding it shut, crinkle the bag loudly as he unrolled it, then one at a time, take out 7 medium sized potato chips, and place them carefully on the cupboard. He would then gently roll the bag shut, making the crinkling noise that only a potato chip bag can, find the blue elastic band to wrap it again... this time a little bit tighter because there is less inside, and then climb the step ladder again to...
"OH MY GOD! What are you doing!?" I snapped. "Just eat the whole damn bag!!! Give that to me..." as I snatched it from his hands and broke the rubber band as I dove face first into the salty, fatty crinkle symphony.
So anyway, I learned two things... one is that would be our last evening together before we separated, and the other that some people are "moderators" and need to have just a little bit of whatever it is that they are avoiding, to soothe their nerves and calm the craving monster that lives inside all of us.
2) Are you a marathoners or a sprinter? Marathoners start something early on, and happily commit a little bit of effort every day towards the goal. To wait until it's too close to the deadline would be a paralyzing anxiety producing yadda.
While others, who are sprinters, don't even like to start running until they can see the finish line! If they start early, they can burn out and lose momentum. Sprinters could also go by the adjective "procrastinator", but then that wouldn't contrast as nicely with "marathoner and sprinter".
3) Finishers vs openers. We love to finish and completion. Check off the to-do box. They can be too conservative about trying new things because they may worry they won’t be able to finish it without too much challenge. Openers love starting new things. They’re very eager to be adventurous. But they may not be focused enough to carry things through to the finish line.
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