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My First Million#1 Habit Expert: Why Your To Do List Is Making You Less Productive
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- April 16, 2026
- Duration
- 57m
- Channel
- My First Million
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
*Run your life like a $100M business. Get the system here:* https://clickhubspot.com/jj20 Episode 815: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Charles Duhigg ( https://x.com/cduhigg ) about how to transform your life through habits. — Show Notes: (0:00) the habit loop (5:26) you fall to the levels of your systems (11:06) replying to emails in your inbox (14:44) chosen bad habits (16:20) 1-line journaling (19:30) supercommunication (28:12) Trump's supercommunication skill (33:15) a case against authenticity (37:44) famous speeches (45:58) coldcalling 900 people (47:43) 60-second productivity masterclass (49:51) The best stuff Charles has read lately (53:13) financial freedom (56:17) bending the earth to your will — Links:
• Charles Duhigg - https://charlesduhigg.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff:
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SPEAKERS
Sam Parr
hostCo-host of the My First Million podcast and entrepreneur who previously sold a company and runs a current business.
Charles Duhigg
guestJournalist and author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better; former New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner who writes for The New Yorker.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of My First Million, featuring Sam Parr and Charles Duhigg, #1 Habit Expert: Why Your To Do List Is Making You Less Productive explores Charles Duhigg on replacing habits, protecting attention, and supercommunication skills Charles Duhigg explains the habit loop (cue–routine–reward) and argues that lasting change comes from replacing routines rather than trying to extinguish cravings through willpower.
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