Pumpkin spice apologists wya? It’s the great lock in Charlie Brown!!!!! In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact five-step seasonal planning system that dramatically changed my life a few years back. Along the way, we’ll dive into the philosophy and psychology behind why it works. We’ll talk through Nietzsche’s philosophy on habits, Simone de Beauvoir’s ideas on how to reconcile your past and future selves, the planning fallacy, and more. Whether you want to change the trajectory of your life this fall or just set up some systems to make life a little less chaotic, this episode is for you.
EPISODE OUTLINE: HOW TO PLAN YOUR FALL TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
00:00 Intro
06:21 I made you a worksheet ◡̈
09:30 STEP 1: THE AUDIT
10:36 Facticity vs. transcendence (de Beauvoir)
11:11 The importance of considering both your past and your potential
12:55 Using self-distancing to self-reflect more effectively
13:31 How to audit your goals
14:56 How to audit your execution
18:24 STEP 2: THE PURGE
19:07 The paradox of choice
Cleaning out digital and physical worlds
22:15 Choice architecture
25:15 STEP 3: THE CHOICE
25:55 The planning fallacy
27:54 Optimism bias & why overplanning feels good
29:00 STEP 4. THE TRADE OFF
31:25 Nietzsche’s on the power of “brief habits”
33:10 STEP 5. THE TIME
34:33 Temporal landmarks and why they make you more likely to achieve goals
35:44 the fresh start effect
36:05 Kairos: the opportune moment
37:28 Leaving room for life inside our lives
38:13 Lightning round recap
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