{"id":221667,"date":"2023-10-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/?p=221667"},"modified":"2023-12-28T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T14:00:16","slug":"the-resistance-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The Resistance List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-221668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937-480x320.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=216&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 740px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-tick'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><strong>Takeaway:<\/strong>\u00a0Make a list of everything you\u2019re resisting doing, and each day, pick one thing on the list to do. You might be surprised by how well this tactic works for getting more done and for overcoming mental resistance in general.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Estimated Reading Time:<\/strong>\u00a01 minutes, 34s.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>One of the most productive habits I\u2019ve developed in a long time is to do something I\u2019m mentally resisting every single day. I keep these items on my \u201cresistance list\u201d in a ritual that I think of as \u201cresistance training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For example, a few tasks on my list right now include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish writing a newsletter welcome sequence;<\/li>\n<li>Coming up with a social media strategy (I\u2019m terrible at social media in general: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chrisbaileyauth\/\">here\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Bailey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chrbailey\/\">proof<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>Come up with an exercise plan for next month;<\/li>\n<li>Map out a new keynote speaking topic I\u2019ve considered for a few months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These tasks are ugly\u2014I don\u2019t want to do them, though I do want to <em>have<\/em> done them. I prefer to store once-off things on the list as opposed to the habits I\u2019m developing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My habit with this list is simple:<\/strong> I pick one thing to work on each day. It doesn\u2019t matter how long\u2014I can work on it for any length of time\u2014but the key is to make some progress on the list daily.<\/p>\n<p>The curious thing about resistance is that most of it lives at the beginning of a task. For example, once you jump into a cold pool, you can stay in for an hour. A few minutes into cleaning the basement closet, you feel you can go all afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Making a resistance list is a habit you\u2019re likely to put off, but that\u2019s the point. <strong>The fact that you\u2019re resisting doing something is usually <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/chasing-discomfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a sign a task is important<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tackling one item on the list every day, I\u2019ve found something interesting: overcoming resistance is something we can get better at. Over time, your resistance level goes down, and it becomes easier to do everyday tasks. They\u2019re not as much of a bother as you\u2019ve made a habit of doing them.<\/p>\n<p>This tactic is one you\u2019re bound to put off. But that\u2019s the reason you should give it a shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple tactic for getting more aversive tasks done. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":221668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4068,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Resistance List - Chris Bailey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Resistance List - Chris Bailey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A simple tactic for getting more aversive tasks done.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Chris Bailey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-03T10:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-28T14:00:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chris Bailey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/chris_bailey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@chris_bailey\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chris Bailey\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/#\/schema\/person\/52e99dd14925b1bfe8c1034b8d40ed70\"},\"headline\":\"The Resistance List\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-03T10:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-28T14:00:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/\"},\"wordCount\":392,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/#\/schema\/person\/52e99dd14925b1bfe8c1034b8d40ed70\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ds-stories-7679937.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"General Productivity\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-resistance-list\/\",\"name\":\"The Resistance List - 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