Tying your hands amounts to different things in different…

Tying your hands amounts to different things in different contexts. If you're dieting, tying your hands might mean ridding your home of all junk food so there's nothing to tempt you. If you're investing, it might mean creating automated deposits each month. If you're climbing Everest, tying your hands might mean securing an agreement from everyone that the team will turn around if they don't reach the halfway point by a certain time.

— from Time

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• Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)
• Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)
• Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)

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