Cody Sanchez

It's because you've built a life that hands temptation the home field advantage.

And then you blame your player for losing on the field.

I don't know, sports analogies.

But that's how I picture it.

So we want to engineer ease here.

What does that mean?

Small, stupid things.

Do small, stupid things.

Put the phone in the other room.

Open the document the night before.

Lay out your gym clothes next to the bed.

Delete the damn app during the week.

Make the smart, stupid choice easier.

And it actually makes the really dumb choice harder.

Or as my husband likes to say, don't be dumb when you're doing stupid things.

So if you want to do big, stupid, ridiculous things, don't be dumb while you're doing it.

Now, people, I think, also like to say, I just need more willpower.

No, you don't.

You just need to negotiate fewer times.

I mean, how many times as a parent do you know, like I have nieces and nephews, and when they try to negotiate with me 452 times for something, by about the 30th time, I'm like, wow, man, this little terrorist, he's gonna get what he wants, you know?