Supritha S

Breakthroughs come from awareness, not from willpower or “grit”, or any other forceful qualities we never have enough of. They come from understanding our behavior, not from policing it.  

Two Steps to MotivationIf we want to break down the mystery of how to stay motivated for the long-term, we could simply say:1.Stick to The Goldilocks Rule and work on tasks of just manageable difficulty.2.Measure your progress and receive immediate feedback whenever possible.

We are mostly blind to the remarkable interconnectedness of things. This is important to understand because in a complex world it is hard to see which forces are working for you as well as which forces are working against you. Similar to buying a toaster, we tend to focus on the final product and fail to recognize the many processes leading up to... See more

For example…If a mother tells her daughter she looks like a tom boy, her daughter may react by choosing activities that she imagines a tom boy would do. Conversely, if the mother tells her she looks like a princess, her daughter might choose activities thought to be more feminine… the individual chooses activities based on expectations instead of... See more

Pick a Daily 'Thoughtful Three'

no matter what topic we’re talking about, they all require consistency. No matter what your definition is of a “healthy life,” you'll have to battle procrastination to make it a reality. Hopefully, the Seinfeld Strategy helps to put that battle in perspective.

Schemas can be like this sometimes. You have old beliefs and experiences that tend to push you in a certain direction or color your thoughts in a certain way … but they aren't necessarily serving you anymore.

Why is it so difficult to do what we say we’re going to do?The lizard brain.