Joel Pearson

You can't just do it.

An example I sometimes give is...

I will go to the gym on the way to work when I'm going to my university where I work.

And I'll intentionally, even if I don't have time, I'll leave the house wearing workout gear that I don't want to wear at work.

So I know I have to stop and at least change.

And at least I'll go to the gym and have a shower or do a stretch.

And so it's keeping that habit up.

So in my mind, going to work means going through the gym.

And that habit is automatic.

So on the days where I'm like, oh man, I'm too tired or whatever.

I'll just go there and have a sauna or just go there and stretch.

I'll just go and have it.

So it's, it's, it's not optimizing the perfect workout or anything like that.

It's keeping that habit there that, that will do some of the heavy lifting when I don't feel like it.

Oh, the atomic habits.

So some powerful ideas there that, yeah, building like this psychological toolkit and what habits.

We haven't talked about emotional intelligence much or emotional awareness, but I think that's something that's really interesting right now, how we can, there are apps you can download to pop up and get you sort of to figure out, pay attention to how you're feeling right now.

And you zoom in and put a word and a color to it kind of thing.

And just doing that over time helps you be more aware of the state you're in.

So if you are