Name: How To Get Better At Anything: The 1% Rule
Uploaded: 2020-03-28T09:02:23.000Z
Duration: 2 min 59 s
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Modal verbs - A2

We can get a tiny bit better or a tiny bit worse.

The superlative

One of the most powerful ideas I've ever learned is an idea called The 1% Rule

I interviewed James for the Mindvalley podcast.

He wrote a brilliant book called Atomic Habits.

It says, "What if you could improve yourself by just 1% every day?"

So check out this chart that James uses to help illustrate this point.

If you get better by 1% every day, after one year,

It shows in the way you look and the way you carry yourself, in the income

you earn, in the type of people you associate with.

Most people fail to make any decision in regards to that choice.

And so, they let the days unfold for them blindly, with no intention.

In a day, we have this thing called time.

On average, we spend 12 minutes waiting for a train, 22 minutes at a restaurant

If you go to the post office, you're spending 10 minutes

So one of the key things that I recommend people do, whenever they come to me

about some aspect of their life that they want to improve, I say, "Okay, look.

There's this therapy, and there's this modality.

But at the basic level, you've got to set aside 20 minutes a day

And in that 20 minutes, dedicate yourself to learning something

Not learning something about history or geography, that has its place.

But no, I'm talking about personal growth, how to be better at all the things that

I deliberately wake up earlier than I need to.

After I've showered, after I've used the gym, meditated,

and eaten, I have 20 minutes to dedicate to my personal growth.

You can do it as you're commuting by listening to a Mindvalley Quest

But that 20 minutes a day, when applied to personal growth,

is probably the number one thing you can do in life.

It is one of the most important things our schools can teach.

It is one of the most important things companies can give their people.

We actually start our meetings later at Mindvalley, so our employees have their

Remember, 20 minutes a day applied to personal growth

Adopt a deliberate clear focus on personal growth.