And spend focused periods of time every day on my business and writing.And so, the bet is on … which is of course is a contest to see who can remain master of their domain by holding out the longest. I’ve ran at least a mile every day for the last 267 days. I can unequivocally say this: Jerry Seinfeld has changed my life.Īs I sit here and type this I haven’t had a drink in 1,058 days. There’s about a dozen and they change periodically. The things I try to get done every day, day in and day out. I keep a clipboard on my desk with a spreadsheet of my streaks. The Seinfeld Technique uses the science of small wins to create inertia.Īnd if you can change your habits, you can change your life. Marking that big red x on the calendar lights up all the reward and pleasure centers in your head the same as a Dunkin’ Donut in your mouth or a needle in your arm.Īnd just like Pavlov’s dog and the dinner bell, you’ll do all you can do to keep the treats coming. And at first glance, it’s brilliantly simple.īut the why and the how are where the genius really come out.įirst off it gamifies your productivity turning something you dread into something you look forward to. And he’d do everything possible to not break the streak. Once he would write for a couple of days in a row, he’d have a streak going. And every day he wrote he would draw a giant red X for that day on the calendar. Seinfeld would buy himself a big year at a glance calendar and sharpie. The Seinfeld Technique can help you get started on work on days when you don’t feel like it and help you build the habit of doing the work every day. Having the discipline to do it on a consistent basis is where we struggle.Īnother famous Jerry, Coach Jerry West said this: “You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” Usually we know what the right thing to do is. Most of the time we don’t “feel like” going for a run or going to the gym or eating our veggies, or in the case of the failing comedian, writing new jokes. It’s not very often that we wake up in the mood to make a ton of cold calls to sales prospects. And more often than not, we don’t really feel like doing the things we know we need to be doing more of. Yada Yada Yadaīut inspiration doesn’t just strike out of the blue. The young comedian goes on to list all the standard excuses: I get writer’s block. And Jerry tells him that if he ever wants to get anywhere he’s going to have to write better material and explains the simple fact that if you want to write better material, you have more material. A young comedian approached Seinfeld one day, bemoaning his lack of progress in the comedy world. And he’s helped me become the master of mine.Ĭomedy pays the bills, but Jerry Seinfeld is more important to me for his eponymous productivity hack: The Seinfeld Technique In the episode, George is the presumed last man standing, but it’s Seinfeld himself who is the true master of his domain.
I master of my domain series#
Elaine is pushed over the edge by a spin class with JFK Jr, Jerry by a series of frustrating dates and George by a nurse with sponge. Kramer is first out.Įventually they all succumb to temptation. He is no longer the master of his domain.Īfter George’s mother caught him pleasuring himself with a particularly steamy issue of Glamour magazine and he swears off touching himself, the gang, including Elaine, enter into a group bet, a contest to see who can go the longest without doing the deed. He returns to the room 53 seconds later, slams a fistful of dollars on the countertop and proclaims “I’m out!”
Kramer leaves Jerry’s apartment after he, Jerry and George notice an attractive woman galavanting around in the buff in an apartment across the street.
I master of my domain tv#
It’s my favorite scene in TV Guide’s #1 rated SitCom episode of all time: The Contest from the fourth season of Seinfeld. The Seinfeld Technique: Becoming Master of Your Domain
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