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Ass-Kicking Email – Why Most People Can’t Change Their Learning Style

Hey,

In this email I’ll be discussing an implementation guide and
offering my thoughts on the #1 reason people fail to make changes to
their learning habits.

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Implementation Guide: The Branch Method

You can think of this kind of like a combination between a more
advanced 5-Year Old Method and mindmapping. It’s a good tool to use
when trying to “get” a complex subject, but you have no idea where
to start.

To access this guide, go to the CONTENT section of the members’
website under MONTH 8:

https://scotthyoung.com/members/?page_id=42

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The #1 Reason People Fail to Change: Lack of Accountability

The biggest reason people fail to make changes is that they never
make themselves accountable.

There are two big reasons why having an accountability system is
important:

The first is social pressure. If you’ve told someone you will
definitely follow through with a commitment, you’re more likely
to act on it. This is a major reason to set up an accountability
system and it’s the one most frequently cited.

The second, perhaps more important, reason to have an accountability
system is that it forces you keep up the boring task of putting in
the same inputs, day after day.

Let’s say you were going to study speed reading. With no system
to keep you accountable, you may give up after 15 days because there
isn’t anyone to pressure you. However, I’d argue it’s far more
likely that you’ll give up simply because the novelty is gone and
you’ll forget to do the practice work.

Most goals, especially changing your habits, require a lot of input.
Far beyond the point where you can operate on sheer enthusiasm for
the idea.

Setting up an accountability system gives you the all-important
ass-kicking to stay on top of your goals. But more, it forces you
to remember to work on them, even when they aren’t as thrilling.

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Creating an Accountability System

I’ll save a more detailed account on how to set up an accountability
system for a separate email, but for now here are some good starting
points I’ve used in the past:

1. Friend/Buddy system
2. Blog
3. Daily Journal (the act of daily writing helps, even if nobody
ever sees it)
4. Calendar which you can cross off the dates you did work on your
goal.
5. Use the FORUMS of this website!

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Good luck with the new implementation guide, and I’ll see you in
the forums:

https://scotthyoung.com/members/?page_id=109