Week 10. Monday, 6:00 a.m. It's raining. Dan's motivation has called in sick.
DANI'll go to the gym when I feel motivated. Any day now. Any year now.
Meanwhile, upstairs. The Brain calls a staff meeting.
THE BRAINLesson one: motivation is a guest. It comes when it wants. Habits live here.
BLOBObjection! I eat a snack at 10 p.m. every single day. Zero motivation required.
Lesson two: how a habit is built.
THE BRAINMake it obvious, tiny and rewarding. Shoes by the bed. Bag by the door. Ten minutes counts.
FLEXTen minutes?! That's not a workout, that's a rumour!
Six Mondays later. Still raining. Still 6:00 a.m.
DANNot motivated. Going anyway. Just ten minutes.
THE BRAINThat's it. That's the whole secret. Nobody believes it's this boring.
BLOBFine. But my 10 p.m. snack habit has a 400-day streak. Respect the streak.