Greatest Year Ever 101 - Gina Marie's Brain Forest

#📓 #🎥 #🟠 # Greatest Year Ever 101 ![[calendar-plus.svg]] Feb 19, 2023 | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] Mar 18, 2023 🏷️[[self-actualization]] **Author(s):** [[Brian Johnson]] **Citation:** Johnson, B. (2023). *Greatest Year Every 101.* Heroic. [https://www.heroic.us/optimize/gye101](https://www.heroic.us/optimize/gye101-512051-tpmtt?utm_source=Heroic%20Community&utm_campaign=d30b6bd166-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_12_28_09_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_acec80b1d0-d30b6bd166-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=d30b6bd166&mc_eid=805b8982d4) --- # Abstract Two part training that takes you from theory to practice. First part talks about what ancient wisdom and modern science say about how to show up and dominate your life. Part two shows how to use the Heroic app to activate your [[heroic potential]]. Objectives of the training are to help activate your heroic potential, while fundamentally and permanently change your life, while making this year the greatest year of your life. ## Key Takeaways - Theory > Practice > Mastery : Together, Today - You don't need to read another book or listen to another podcast, you need to do the things you already know you could be doing more consistently. # Notes & Important Ideas ## Part 1: Theory ### Benefits of the Heroic app - Learn how to use your stress as fuel to become the best, most heroic version of yourself. - Research of the Heroic app shows that users who hit 3 targets a day for 30 days are, on average: - 40% more energized - 20% more productive - 15% more connected #### What is a hero? - Hero comes from the Greek word [[heros]] - Reflecting on your favorite hero (or your ideal sage) is an ancient stoic practice - Brian claims that the things all heroes have in common is [[soul force]]. #### Commitment levels - Need to reach [[activation energy]] in order to activate your heroic potential. - Need to [[answer the call]] of the [[Hero's Journey]] - ![[Pasted image 20230219140247.png|img left|250]] Heroic team identifies five levels of commitment along a bell curve: - Cynic: Disillusioned idealist, not interested in this work. - Dabbler: Sort of interested, thinking about answering the call. - Optimizer: Ready to optimize their life. - Master: Fully committed to mastering life. - Coach: Master who is committed to helping others reach their heroic potential. ### 7 Objectives These are the cornerstone of the Heroic framework. #### 1. Know the ultimate game - Need to know the ultimate game we're playing. - Society has seduced us to play the wrong game. - Both ancient wisdom and modern science (positive psychology) recognize the purpose of life to be [[eudaimonia]] or [[flourishing]]. - To flourish you need to live with [[arete]]. - Three metaphors for how you live with arete to achieve eudaimonia: - [[eulogy virtues vs. resume virtues]] - [[2nd mountain]] - [[journey of 1,000 miles]] - Goal is to close the gap between your current self and your best self. #### 2. Forge antifragile confidence - Rule #1 of a good [[Hero's Journey]] is that it's supposed to be challenging. - Difference between [[fragile]], [[resilient]], and [[antifragile]]. - To build [[confidence]] in any relationship, [[DWYSYWD]]. - If you say you're going to do something, like a New Year's goal or habit, and then consistently don't do them you shouldn't have confidence in yourself. - Who you are when you're at your best is your protocol to follow. - The worse you feel, the more committed you should be to your protocol. #### 3. Optimize your Big 3 - Find clarity on your protocol by simplifying self-development - [[Big 3]] are Energy, Work and Love. - As Freud argued, a good life comes down to Work and Love, but you can't do well in either if you don't have the right Energy. #### 4. Make today a masterpiece - Don't wait, [[carpe diem]] - What would your [[masterpiece day]] look like? - Start with your [[AM and PM Bookends]] - Resolve each day to - Commit to your protocol - Hit targets - Repeat - Use your [[reticular activating system]] by setting an intention at the beginning of the day so your attention follows. #### 5. Master yourself - Willpower (or self-mastery) out-predicts IQ for performance by a factor of two. - There are three disciplines of [[self-mastery]] 1. [[structural discipline]] 2. [[reactive discipline]] 3. [[expansive discipline]] - "Use your willpower wisely to install, and delete, habits run on autopilot via algorithms." - Cue/Trigger/Prompt - Make it easy to respond - Celebrate with a reward #### 6. Dominate the fundamentals - Greatness = consistency on the fundamentals. - Dig deep to go high. - Do the little things well. ##### Five basic fundamentals related to Energy 1. Eat - 3 rules to optimize your insulin 1. Don't drink sugar 2. Eat real food 3. Don't eat for 12-16 hours 2. Move - Stand up every 20 minutes - Get at least 5,649 steps a day - Exercise 3. Sleep - Prioritize sleep - How you end the day determines how you start the day - Create and stick to a sleep protocol 4. Breathe - Breathe exclusively through your nose - Breathe into your belly - Exhale slowly through your nose 5. Focus - Reduce your inputs - Meditate - exercise for your brain - W.I.N. - focus on what's important now #### 7. Activate your soul force > [! equation] Equation for activating soul force > (ExFxW.I.N.)^C > (Energy x Focus X What's Important Now)^Consistency - If you can work this equation to it's highest level, you will have infinite soul force. ## Part 2: Practice ### Walkthrough of Heroic App #### Virtue Compass --- ## Connections to Other Materials [[How to Begin-MBS 2022]] [[The Mel Robbins Podcast - Mindset Reset Toolkit How to Make Your Mind to Work for You (Using Simple Neuroscience)]] [[Atomic Habits - Clear]] [[Tiny Habits - Fogg]] # Personal Reflection & Application - [ ] Use [[greatest-year-ever-101-heroic-workbook.pdf]] to work through exercises. --- # Other References TBR:: 🔖 Flourish by Martin Seligman (GR)