A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
Mano Minute (3/5): Read this if you struggle with discipline 🤔
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Mano Minute (3/5): Read this if you struggle with discipline 🤔 I have been working on discipline for a long time. I believe it is a skill. Not a trait you either have or you do not. Something you build, rep by rep, day by day. But here is something I realized that changed how I think about it. Discipline is easier in some environments than others. Simple example. If you keep ultra processed food in your house, you are making discipline harder than it needs to be. You are asking your brain to say no every single time you open the pantry. Eventually, willpower runs out. Now flip it. Your house has fruit, greek yogurt, and prepped meals in the fridge. The choice becomes easy. You are not fighting discipline anymore. You are just making the obvious move. Same person. Completely different outcome. The only thing that changed was the environment. I think about this across every area of health. Want to work out in the morning? Prep the night before. Clothes, water, and workout. Remove the friction. Your environment is either making your goals easier or harder. Discipline gets the credit. But environment does a lot of the heavy lifting. TIP: This week, pick one area where you keep struggling. Then ask yourself what one change to your environment would make the right choice easier. |
Mano Minute
A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
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