#118 The Process is Predictable

ByLukas
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First, you practice doing the process every day – because if you don’t do the process consistently, you’ll never move towards an outcome in the first place. Tiny Trust Builders always come first.

Then, you practice becoming good at the process – because the better you are at the process, the more likely you’ll reach an outcome.

But, unfortunately, even if you become excellent at the process, you still won’t be able to predict an exact outcome.

Outcomes are fickle.

Even progress is fickle.

But the process is predictable.

And who knows, maybe the process IS the outcome.

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    One tiny action that, if done every day, will transform your identity?

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    I wasn’t inspired every day in the past 400 days – but many days I was.

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    #94 Restoring Faith in the Malleable Mind

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    It only takes one new habit to restore faith in the malleable mind.

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    Again: it only takes one new daily action to start restoring your belief in the malleable mind.

    Start with one. Then discover what else is possible.

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