Sointhisvideo, I wanttosharewithyouguysthethreeridiculouslystraightforwardstepsthat I tooktosetupmydopaminediary, sothatyoutoocanstoprelyingondisciplinetostickwithyourDoyoueverwonderwhysomepeopleareabletostickwitheverysinglehealthyhabittheyset, whilstpeoplelikeyouandmestrugglewitheventhemostbasicthings?
Andthisreallygottomebecause I sortoffelloffmyhealthandfitnessjourney a fewmonthsago, I stoppedgoingtothegymasmuch, mydietkindofsuffered, and I got a littlebitupsetthat I couldn't stickwiththishabit.
Sobecause I wasfeelinglike I wasstuckinthisrut, I read, orratherlistenedtotheaudiobookofAtomicHabitsbyJamesClear, and I figuredoutthatthere's justthreesimplethingsthatyouneedtodotomake a habitstick.
Soprettyquickly I realizedthat I needed a visualwaytoremindmyselfofallofthehabitsthat I wantedtodo, andthat's whyJamesCleartalksabouttheideaof a habittracker.
ジェームス・クリアが習慣トラッカーというアイデアについて語っているのはそのためだ。
But I'llbehonestwithyouguys, I feellikethatnameis a littlebitboring, sothat's where I kindofdesigned a similarsystemwith a fewkeydifferences, hencethenameDopamineDiary.
ThebestthingwiththisDopamineDiaryis, becausethey'reinthiskindofphysical A6 notebook, I canjustputitinmypocketandkindoftakeitoutwhenever I feellikeit, wherever I amintheworld, wherever I am, whatever I'm doing.
Andthethingis, evenifyou're a beginnerinthiswholekindofproductivityspace, youknow, ifyou'vegot a job, maybeyou're a student, youknowthatit's reallyimportanttouse a to-dolist.
Andwhilstthatseemsreallycounterintuitive, thereis a ridiculouslykindofsimple, ifnot a littlebitdeceptivewaythatthesevideogameskindofhackallofourattentionandmakeuswanttofeelprogresstowardscompletinggoals, completingtasks, thenlevelingupourcharacter.
And I'veexperiencedthismyselftoo, becauseoftentimeswecanspendsolongplanninganddesigningthesereallyprettykindofproductivitysystemswithoutactuallydoingthetasksthatcontributetowardsactuallybeingproductive.
Andyou'llseeherethatatthebottomofmyDopamineDiary, I giveeachofmydaysoftheweek a scoreoutof 11.
ドーパミン・ダイアリーの一番下に、各曜日に11点満点で点数をつけている。
Andthisisoneofmyfavoritepartsofthesystem, becausethatmeanswhenever I takemyDopamineDiaryout, I canjustget a really, reallyquickideaofhowmyweekisgoingandcruciallyhowmydaysweregoingintermsofstickingontopofmyhabits.
ThenextmistakethatyouhavetoavoidwhensettingupyourDopamineDiaryissomethingthat I touchedon a littlebitearlier, andit's whatJamesClearcallsthetwo-minuterule.
Thereasonwhyisprettystraightforward, because I thinkwe'reallfundamentallyquitelazypeople.
その理由は簡単で、私たちは基本的に怠け者だからだ。
Soweneed a thatmakesthingsridiculouslyeasytogetstarted, becauseifyou'reanythinglikeme, youknowthatyouonlystarttofeelmotivatedwhenyou'reactuallydoingtheaction.