Sal DiStefano
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Yes. And so I was reading about this, and really we're wired this way. We are wired to progress. We're not wired to arrive. And so one of the examples I heard being explained was like diet. Yeah. I'm trying to lose 30 pounds and my goal is to lose 30 pounds. Therefore, I'm going to avoid these foods and do this workout. And then when I'm there, what's my reward?
Yes. And so I was reading about this, and really we're wired this way. We are wired to progress. We're not wired to arrive. And so one of the examples I heard being explained was like diet. Yeah. I'm trying to lose 30 pounds and my goal is to lose 30 pounds. Therefore, I'm going to avoid these foods and do this workout. And then when I'm there, what's my reward?
I never get to eat those foods again. Like that sucks. And so people fail all the time. This is why we talk about the journey so much. This is why we talk about... all the ways that we train the behavior, why it's about discipline and not motivation. But I do find this fascinating.
I never get to eat those foods again. Like that sucks. And so people fail all the time. This is why we talk about the journey so much. This is why we talk about... all the ways that we train the behavior, why it's about discipline and not motivation. But I do find this fascinating.
I never get to eat those foods again. Like that sucks. And so people fail all the time. This is why we talk about the journey so much. This is why we talk about... all the ways that we train the behavior, why it's about discipline and not motivation. But I do find this fascinating.
I heard Jordan Peterson talk about this, and he said that you have this framework, this motivational framework that is geared towards progressing. But once you arrive, the motivational framework breaks down at a biological level. Like we are wired to desire things. We are not wired to get them or have them. It's a trip when you think about that. How crazy is that?
I heard Jordan Peterson talk about this, and he said that you have this framework, this motivational framework that is geared towards progressing. But once you arrive, the motivational framework breaks down at a biological level. Like we are wired to desire things. We are not wired to get them or have them. It's a trip when you think about that. How crazy is that?
I heard Jordan Peterson talk about this, and he said that you have this framework, this motivational framework that is geared towards progressing. But once you arrive, the motivational framework breaks down at a biological level. Like we are wired to desire things. We are not wired to get them or have them. It's a trip when you think about that. How crazy is that?
So when I'm thinking about some of the tricks, for lack of a better term, that I've used for fitness, like people are like, how do you work out forever? Like how do you stay consistent for the rest of your life? One of the things that I do, and I know you talk about this, and Justin, you talk about this. One of the things that we do is we just โ We change the goal. Yeah.
So when I'm thinking about some of the tricks, for lack of a better term, that I've used for fitness, like people are like, how do you work out forever? Like how do you stay consistent for the rest of your life? One of the things that I do, and I know you talk about this, and Justin, you talk about this. One of the things that we do is we just โ We change the goal. Yeah.
So when I'm thinking about some of the tricks, for lack of a better term, that I've used for fitness, like people are like, how do you work out forever? Like how do you stay consistent for the rest of your life? One of the things that I do, and I know you talk about this, and Justin, you talk about this. One of the things that we do is we just โ We change the goal. Yeah.
So there's, cause there's always something that I can progress at. Yeah. So it's like mobility.
So there's, cause there's always something that I can progress at. Yeah. So it's like mobility.
So there's, cause there's always something that I can progress at. Yeah. So it's like mobility.
So it's like mobility, strength, fat loss, muscle gain. Like, and if you keep doing that, I think that helps that motivation.
So it's like mobility, strength, fat loss, muscle gain. Like, and if you keep doing that, I think that helps that motivation.
So it's like mobility, strength, fat loss, muscle gain. Like, and if you keep doing that, I think that helps that motivation.
That's why it's a journey.
That's why it's a journey.
That's why it's a journey.