The Motivation Hacker - Nick Winter

Partial Excerpts (antilibrary)

Chapter One - Protagonist

Spark

My adventure count was zero. I felt a moment of panic, as if I had let my protagonist license expire and now I would have to retake the test. (agency)

What could I do to change all of my habits at once, to go from single-minded startup man to lifestyle design hero?

Missions

I came up with eighteen goals.

For each goal, I decided on success criteria and motivation hacks to fire me up.

Techniques

Like a chef, a motivation hacker has a core set of tools. I’ll introduce these in Chapters 3 and 4: success spirals, precommitment, and burnt ships.

Self-Help Books

Some of these motivation techniques seem like common sense, but they are rarely applied. I read about them, added them to my routine, and found them so effective that I wondered why everyone wasn’t using them. Some won’t work for you.

Motivation Hacking