Building Good Habits: The Science & Practice | Historical Sleep Story

For thousands of years, the greatest minds in history understood something we're only now rediscovering: your life isn't shaped by big decisions. It's shaped by small, repeated actions.

In this documentary, we explore how habits actually work by following real people across history. From Aristotle observing wrestlers in ancient Olympia to medieval monks discovering the power of daily practice, from Benjamin Franklin's self-improvement system to Thomas Edison working through the night in his laboratory. Each story reveals the same truth: transformation happens through consistency, not inspiration.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Hook About Habits And Human Nature
01:33 - The Ancient Stadium
09:06 - Medieval Monk Brother Thomas In 1200s
17:47 - 1730s, A Young Printer's Ambition
26:29 - Thomas Edison In His Menlo Park Workshop, 1878
35:53 - A Wwi Soldier's Coping Mechanism In The Trenches
44:47 - The Jazz Musician's Practice
54:12 - The Athlete's Transformation
01:03:53 - The Writer's Desk
01:12:31 - The Businessman's Awakening
01:22:12 - The Quiet Revolution
01:35:52 - Gentle Reflection On What You've Learned

Sources:
Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics"(translated by W.D. Ross)
James Clear - Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
Benjamin Franklin - The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison Archives - Edison's Laboratory Notebooks

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