{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Monthly Method","title":"Black Friday taught me why new year’s resolutions fail","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5ff22e1e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1389,"description":"In this episode, I share a counterintuitive realization I had after noticing my own behaviour around Black Friday—and how it completely changed the way I think about New Year’s resolutions, procrastination, and consistency.\nBook mentioned in the video: Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov\nVideo about chaotic ambition: https://youtu.be/o3XosnSnGPU\nLearn about my private membership where we cultivate a focused life: https://monthlymethod.com/focus-room/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=Why I Didn’t Start on January 1st&utm_campaign=\nWork with me 1-on-1: https://monthlymethod.com/meaningful-month/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=Why I Didn’t Start on January 1st&utm_campaign=\nChapters:\n00:00 Intro\n00:16 The Black Friday Story\n02:37 How Black Friday is similar to New Year's Resolutions\n04:46 My best decision of last year\n05:53 New Year's resolutions never worked for me in the past\n06:12 New Year - Old Me\n07:42 Picking the hardest time to start\n09:16 The most consistent year\n10:39 Not needing a perfect start point\n11:43 The parenting analogy\n12:42 What are we teaching our brain?\n13:55 Waiting can be great\n15:38 What's so magical about January 1?\n16:50 Practicing the new lesson daily\n17:09 My  favourite book about procrastination\n20:48 My proposal","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JR8pryQM-PziHuyGHp7w0iZi7YYwNI_oPQF35swIdEA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNGU3/YTM5ZGVlYzAzZmMw/NTU3MmFkNjAxYmQy/ZDBhNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}