yesterday i said the belief that it is possible is the most important. a doctor who does not try his best to let his patients know that improving is within their reach should not be a doctor and instead build roads.
once health has been chosen as a destination, what is the best way to get there? the best way is to take the smallest possible step as soon as possible.
why the smallest possible step? because when the step is chosen too big, the gravity of the habit is too hard to overcome.
imagine a fatty trying to lose weight. he might come up with something like this: "from now on i'll train 5 days a week, high intensity for an hour with the weekend off!" and then the first day arrives. the hour is often not even attempted i would expect but even if it is successfully attempted on day 1, then there is muscle ache and tiredness, and the uncomfortable loudness of a awakening lymphatic system that has been laying dormant. then the joints are complaining and the fatty might not even know how to walk, as many people don't. then there is sweat and smell and exhaustion. maybe the euphoria of finally using the physical body tips the scale in the other direction, exercising is such fun if done harmoniously. but i expect a novice fatty to then say on day 2 "i am too tired from yesterday" and the attempt has failed before it barely begun. i've done dumb things like that when i was younger. completely misguided.
better example: imagine a smoker. the smoker smokes 20 cigarettes a day. what is his smallest step?. smoke only 19 tomorrow. that's a step so tiny, it barely creates any ripples. that's the way to do it. and then hold the 19, let the 19 become the new normal, only then go for 18.
why as soon as possible? because positive habit pays interest. as you become more healthy and understand how to use your human body to feel good all the time for no reason, the only regret you will have is that you should have done this sooner. what is the best time to wash a moist dirty plate? now. because the longer you let the food residue stay on the plate, the harder it becomes to wash because it dries and sticks more. so it would take 10 seconds right after you eat and 40 seconds when you let it sit around for 2 days.
if you try to warm yourself towards these two principles
>seeking for the tiniest step>taking the step as soon as possibleyou are alrea
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