How to be disciplined when motivation dies: the story of starting from zero in a new city, the rejection that got louder, and the 5-minute Back to the Roots list that brought me back. Plus why habits take 66 days, not 21.
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In Episode 3 of REWIRE, Carlos Siqueira picks up right after the call to his Uncle Fred: a move across the country, starting over from zero, and the first weeks of knocking on doors when every "no" hit harder than ever. Motivation didn't bring him back. A list did. You'll learn the Back to the Roots list, the one-name question, why habits take about 66 days and not 21, and why finishing is the new edge in the AI era.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 You feel nothing
0:22 How to be disciplined when motivation dies
0:39 The call that started over
1:37 When rejection gets louder
2:48 Back to the Roots
3:39 One name
4:19 How long it really takes to build a habit (66 days, not 21)
5:04 Discipline in the AI era
5:46 Write your list tonight
6:11 Next week on REWIRE
Source: Lally et al. (2009), University College London, European Journal of Social Psychology: average 66 days to automaticity, range 18–254.
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