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Why 90% of New Year's resolutions fail (and what to do to succeed)
The 3 key factors that keep them in the 10%
 • Álvaro García
Half-life of knowledge: Everything you know has an expiration date
Learning how to learn is the superpower of the 21st century.
 • Álvaro García
The 10 most dangerous logical fallacies (and how to avoid them)
Being right is not enough if you reason poorly
 • Álvaro García
Stockdale Paradox: Prepare for the worst and aim for the best
In the perfect plan, nothing is perfect
 • Álvaro García
The Matthew Effect: Why the winner keeps winning more and the loser keeps losing more
A small initial advantage changes everything.
 • Álvaro García
Anthony Trollope's 15-minute routine for writing even when you don't have time
How to move forward toward your goal no matter what happens
 • Álvaro García
Activation energy: How to start any habit (even when you're tired and unmotivated)
The most overlooked and necessary concept of all
 • Álvaro García
The Irish Mistake: Why You Need a Plan B
Ireland had the perfect Plan A... and that was the problem
 • Álvaro García
The art of saying "no"
How to defend your time without feeling guilty (or looking bad)
 • Álvaro García
Zero Thinking: The Mental Model for Creating Solutions Others Can’t Even See
How Elon Musk created SpaceX
 • Álvaro García
Ant vs cicada: a mental model for life
Build a future or enjoy the present
 • Álvaro García
Bonfire Effect: Being exhausted without having taken a single step forward
You don't get tired of working, you're tired of not making progress
 • Álvaro García
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