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    The document summarizes the key ideas from the book "59 Seconds" by Richard Wiseman. It outlines three life improvement strategies that can each be done in under a minute. The first is to think about what you want said at your funeral to clarify long-term goals. The second is to immediately act on ideas instead of overthinking them. The third is to use the word "but" when pointing out flaws in others to soften the criticism. The summary provides examples for effectively applying each strategy in daily life.

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    The document summarizes the key ideas from the book "59 Seconds" by Richard Wiseman. It outlines three life improvement strategies that can each be done in under a minute. The first is to think about what you want said at your funeral to clarify long-term goals. The second is to immediately act on ideas instead of overthinking them. The third is to use the word "but" when pointing out flaws in others to soften the criticism. The summary provides examples for effectively applying each strategy in daily life.

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    59 Seconds Summary

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    1-Sentence-Summary: 59 Seconds shows you several self-improvement hacks, grounded in the


    science of psychology, which you can use to improve your mindset, happiness and life in less than a
    minute.

    Read in: 4 minutes

    Favorite quote from the author:

    Richard Wiseman isn’t your average researcher. The English psychologist has a Youtube channel
    with over 2 million subscribers about magic, is the only professor of Public Understanding of
    Psychology and created an app that helps you influence your dreams.

    He loves to debunk paranormal phenomenons and has published over ten books. He’s also one
    of the few sources where you can learn something faster than on Four Minute Books, thanks to
    his 59 Seconds concept, which also gave name to this book.

    Most self-improvement books lay out big plans and long journeys of transformation. Richard
    thinks there’s no need for that, when there’s so much you can do that takes less than a minute.

    Here are 3 lessons from 59 Seconds to improve your life quickly:

    1. Ask yourself what you want your speaker to say at your funeral to make sure you go for
    your long-term goals.
    2. When you have a brilliant thought, jump right into executing it and skip the brainstorming.
    3. Whenever you point out a flaw in someone, use “but” to smooth out the negative.

    Ready to improve your life in three ways in just three minutes each? Let’s look at some 59
    second hacks!

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    Lesson 1: Think about your own eulogy to align your actions with your
    long-term goals.
    One of the most popular techniques in self-improvement is visualizing your goals. You sit down,
    close your eyes, and imagine yourself achieving your dreams, as well as doing the things
    necessary to get there. I’ve done it for a while as part of my Miracle Morning and found it to be
    helpful.

    However, there’s also some opposing evidence to this with some studies finding people tend to
    work less for their goals if they visualize them.

    One thing that’s timelessly been proven to work is this: having a step-by-step plan. When
    Richard examined the New Year’s resolutions of 5,000 people, he found that planning and
    breaking down goals made all the difference.

    But to do that, you first have to know what your high-level goals even are. A great 59-second
    exercise to get clarity on that is to just think about your own eulogy. What do you want the
    speaker to say about you at your funeral? If you want to be thorough, you can even write it
    down.

    Similar to the funeral test, this’ll show you what’s really important to you and help you align your
    daily actions with your biggest dreams.

    Lesson 2: Skip the brainstorming and go right from eureka to execution.


    You know what ruins a great idea? Thinking about how to implement it. Brainstorming is
    supposedly this creative process, but it really suppresses ideas, because it creates delay and
    friction between having an idea and getting to work.

    This is especially true for groups, where people often refrain from even voicing their ideas,
    because they fear the judgment of their peers. But don’t lie to yourself, you can just as well
    spend forever in “brainstorming hell” all by yourself – I know I have.

    Instead of procrastinating by deliberating, what if you went immediately from distracted to


    doing, from eureka to execution?

    Salvador Dalí had the perfect technique for doing so: He sat in a chair, holding a heavy key right
    above an upside down plate on the floor, waiting until he dosed off. The second he did, the
    key’d slip out of his hands, hit the plate and wake him up with a loud noise. Right on the verge
    between sleep and consciousness, he’d instantly start sketching the images in his mind.

    This is called a hypnagogic nap, and the same principles apply any time you’re distracted and let
    your subconscious go to work. Right when you have a brilliant insight, drop everything and
    start executing it.

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    This’ll save you plenty of planning time and make you loads more productive, keeping the ideas
    flowing as you need them.

    Lesson 3: Use “but” every time you point out something negative in
    another person.
    When following couples around for a year to determine what makes some relationships
    successful while others break, researchers Sandra Murray and John Holmes found one word to
    be particularly useful: “but.”

    Imagine you make your sweetie dinner, she twists her mouth upon first bite, grins and says:
    “You’re such a horrible cook!”

    Supposedly cute, but still stings, right?

    Now, imagine instead, she’d say: “You’re such a horrible cook…but at least you’re funny!”

    Feels entirely different, doesn’t it? That’s because using “but” after any negative statement allows
    you to smooth out the minus with a plus, get the other person to focus on the upside and
    view your relationship in a different light.

    However, it’s probably a good idea to extend this practice beyond your significant other and
    adopt it in any relationship, as I can easily see this greatly improve our communication with co-
    workers, family and friends.

    59 Seconds Review
    This was refreshing! Interestingly, a topic that makes for so many bad blog posts (“10
    Confidence Hacks To Make Yourself Look Better In Front Of Your Boss”) can actually be
    engaging, helpful and properly argued for, if given the right amount of time. By not rushing this
    out the door and giving us his ideas in book-form, Richard has done the self-improvement
    community a great service. Thanks for that. 59 Seconds allows us to get some quick, yet still
    efficient wins. Which one will you get next?

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    Who would I recommend the 59 Seconds summary to?


    The 22 year old who failed her “no alcohol in January” resolution last year, the 49 year old
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    points out other peoples’ flaws without adding compliments.

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