Eric Zimmer

You know, a lot of people I know tend to be like, well, if I do it perfect, I'll keep doing it.

But if I don't do it perfect, I'm done.

And so I'm kind of curious how you think about that in your own life.

You've got a line that I really liked that I highlighted, which you said, as simple as they seem, automatic rules for common situations get results.

And I think that word right there, the common situation is the thing, right?

Like we can make rules that

that apply the vast majority of the time to situations that we encounter again and again and again.

When we're in uncommon situations is when we need to have the cognitive flexibility to really say, all right, what's the right response?

What do I do here, you know?

Yep.

Well, it is true though, like being a recovering alcoholic and addict, I often say there's a beautiful clarity to zero.

You know, like I'm not having to debate, is it okay?

What's a special occasion?

What's not a special occasion?

Like for me, it's really simple.

Now, most of life, it's hard to get to be that crystal clear, simple, but the more often the principle holds, again, the vast majority of the time,

Yeah, that's a great way to think about it and say it because I don't really set exactly how much I'm going to work out each week.

But I have been pretty consistent for about a decade now where I am close to every day.

And so I don't have to sweat it if I miss a day or two because it's an inbuilt pattern.

Yeah.