Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

small, you want to have that feeling again and again and again. And then you build up on it.

small, you want to have that feeling again and again and again. And then you build up on it.

small, you want to have that feeling again and again and again. And then you build up on it.

It'll take you eight weeks. Eight weeks? It takes eight weeks. Can I feel better on the first day? It takes eight weeks to build a habit in the brain. falling off and just starting again, it's part of habit formation. So it takes eight weeks for you to just get into a habit of daily walking. But... you're asking the question, how long does this take?

It'll take you eight weeks. Eight weeks? It takes eight weeks. Can I feel better on the first day? It takes eight weeks to build a habit in the brain. falling off and just starting again, it's part of habit formation. So it takes eight weeks for you to just get into a habit of daily walking. But... you're asking the question, how long does this take?

It'll take you eight weeks. Eight weeks? It takes eight weeks. Can I feel better on the first day? It takes eight weeks to build a habit in the brain. falling off and just starting again, it's part of habit formation. So it takes eight weeks for you to just get into a habit of daily walking. But... you're asking the question, how long does this take?

You'll feel better by the end of your walk because it's that immediate sense of agency that you have, which makes you want to do it again the next day and the next day and the next day, which is why when you're starting something new, it's important to do it every day rather than once in a while because you avoid decision fatigue. Making a decision is taxing on your brain.

You'll feel better by the end of your walk because it's that immediate sense of agency that you have, which makes you want to do it again the next day and the next day and the next day, which is why when you're starting something new, it's important to do it every day rather than once in a while because you avoid decision fatigue. Making a decision is taxing on your brain.

You'll feel better by the end of your walk because it's that immediate sense of agency that you have, which makes you want to do it again the next day and the next day and the next day, which is why when you're starting something new, it's important to do it every day rather than once in a while because you avoid decision fatigue. Making a decision is taxing on your brain.

So that's why something like going to a gym and when you're feeling horrible, saying, oh, I'm going to exercise and I'm going to work out for an hour, you know, three times a week. That's why it doesn't work. I want to share a real world example. I have a friend who's going through a job crisis right now. She's potentially going to leave her job. And so we were having a conversation recently.

So that's why something like going to a gym and when you're feeling horrible, saying, oh, I'm going to exercise and I'm going to work out for an hour, you know, three times a week. That's why it doesn't work. I want to share a real world example. I have a friend who's going through a job crisis right now. She's potentially going to leave her job. And so we were having a conversation recently.

So that's why something like going to a gym and when you're feeling horrible, saying, oh, I'm going to exercise and I'm going to work out for an hour, you know, three times a week. That's why it doesn't work. I want to share a real world example. I have a friend who's going through a job crisis right now. She's potentially going to leave her job. And so we were having a conversation recently.

And she said to me, trying to put in all of these things and trying to do it, but I'm just so stressed out. And my response to her was, forget it. Just focus on sleep because she was in crisis mode. And I said, just focus on your sleep, focus on laughter, community, and that's it. You can get to the other things later.

And she said to me, trying to put in all of these things and trying to do it, but I'm just so stressed out. And my response to her was, forget it. Just focus on sleep because she was in crisis mode. And I said, just focus on your sleep, focus on laughter, community, and that's it. You can get to the other things later.

And she said to me, trying to put in all of these things and trying to do it, but I'm just so stressed out. And my response to her was, forget it. Just focus on sleep because she was in crisis mode. And I said, just focus on your sleep, focus on laughter, community, and that's it. You can get to the other things later.

And so she had this big sigh of relief, like, oh, even Aditi is telling me that I don't have to do everything all at once.

And so she had this big sigh of relief, like, oh, even Aditi is telling me that I don't have to do everything all at once.

And so she had this big sigh of relief, like, oh, even Aditi is telling me that I don't have to do everything all at once.

Because when you are in that mode, you need to just almost parent yourself and really think about what are you going to do to lean into that idea of self-compassion and really nurture yourself so that you can feel stronger to then do all of those big things that you have planned.

Because when you are in that mode, you need to just almost parent yourself and really think about what are you going to do to lean into that idea of self-compassion and really nurture yourself so that you can feel stronger to then do all of those big things that you have planned.