Precommitment strategies for sticky habits
Future-you is tired and clever at excuses. Precommitment—scheduling, contracts, environment locks—helps present-you protect habits before negotiation begins.
Discipline
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Discipline without burnout
Discipline is not self-punishment. Build structured habits with enough recovery, flexibility, and honesty to stay consistent without white-knuckling every day.
Consistency beats intensity (every time)
Hero workouts and perfect weeks feel good—then vanish. Why showing up small beats going hard occasionally when you are building real habits Keep going.
Never miss twice (the rule that actually helps)
One missed day is noise; two starts a pattern. The never-miss-twice rule helps you restart fast without turning a slip into a shame spiral Keep going.