EP. 69 | You're Not Undisciplined. You're Unfenced. (How to Stop Almost-Starting)

Jul 15

I nearly fell off the reformer.

I was mid-Pilates class listening to David Epstein on Modern Wisdom when he said something so back to front I had to hear it twice: if you want to be more creative, don't give yourself more freedom. Give yourself fewer options.

And then he explained why - and it cracked open something I've been teaching for years without ever having the words for it.

So I went down a rabbit hole. If that's true, what else is? What else are we doing, with completely good intentions, that's quietly the very thing keeping us stuck?

I found three things. They sound wrong. They feel backwards. They're absolutely, provably true.

In this episode:

The bet that produced one of the bestselling children's books of all time - and what it tells you about the thing you keep not starting
Why 95% of us think we're self-aware, only 10–15% are, and the one word you're using that's keeping you in the wrong 85%
The 2009 study that suggests announcing your goal can make you less likely to do it - and the crucial exception that changes everything
The difference between support and accountability (they're not the same thing, and one of them is letting you off the hook)
Three questions to ask before you do anything else this week

If you've been circling the same idea for two years, this one's for you.

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