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Behavioral Change

Why You Feel Resistance to Change

Your current habits have strongly established neural pathways. They’re like well-worn trails through the forest – easy to follow, easy to walk. But if they don’t take you where you want to go, what’s the point of following these paths? Perhaps you’d like to go somewhere else – a new lifestyle, a better career, a healthier mind and body – but every time you try (or even just think about… Read More »Why You Feel Resistance to Change

The Power of an Automatic Routine

I’ve just finished my standard arm workout. It was more thorough than the arm workouts I did last year, but even though I did more exercises, it felt easier, and it seemed to take less time. Indeed, it probably did take less time than my old workouts. How can this be? Did I get stronger? Yes, but as I’ve gotten stronger, I’ve increased the weights and/or increased the repetitions of… Read More »The Power of an Automatic Routine

Pleasure vs. Pride

Note: I’m referring to being proud of things you’ve done, not being proud of your identity or things outside your control, such as the country you happened to be born in. There’s nothing wrong with that sort of pride – it’s just not what I’m talking about here. Would you rather feel pleasure or pride? Pleasure is certainly more tempting. It’s easily accessible, and it calls out strongly, begging for… Read More »Pleasure vs. Pride

The Two Kinds of Daily Habits

The biggest obstacle to habit formation is inconsistency. Remember, creating a habit is like bushwhacking a new trail through the forest: If you don’t retrace your steps frequently, the path will quickly become overgrown and lost. The gold standard for overcoming this obstacle is to do the same thing, at the same time, in the same place, every single day. If you can do that, you’ll have a rock-solid habit.… Read More »The Two Kinds of Daily Habits

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