Cal Newport

I got to think, adjust, focus, you know, act, focus, adjust.

That's all just getting your brain going.

Again, this is going to be the physical equivalent of like, I'm going to play pickup basketball.

I'm going to play ultimate Frisbee with like the dads in the park.

It's like an activity that gets your body moving in a way that you otherwise wouldn't.

You need an activity that keeps your mind moving in ways that you otherwise might avoid.

All right.

So that's tier one, moderate intensity commitments.

You've heard those things before.

Let's move up to tier two, the serious intensity, right?

So if the first tier was the equivalent of having some reasonable health habits, like getting some steps and eating vegetables, the next most intense tier needs to be more like

going to a gym on a regular basis, right?

So if we think about our physical health, you start with just everyday activity and basic healthy habits, and then you move up to, I'm actually gonna go out of my way to go to a gym.

I'm gonna drive somewhere.

I'm gonna go through an exercise routine.

It's gonna take 45 minutes.

I'm gonna sweat.

It's gonna be hard.

That is the next tier of intensity in physical health.

We need that equivalent.