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Willpower Myths Busted: How to Truly Reach Your Goals [Republish]

Mythbusters or Behavioral Grooves? This week, we step back in time with Kurt and Tim (2023) to tackle the common belief that willpower alone is enough to achieve your goals. They delve into the critical roles that environment and routines play in goal attainment. Through engaging real-life examples, they demonstrate how small adjustments in your physical and social surroundings can simplify desired behaviors and reduce the need for sheer willpower.

Routines are essential for success, providing the structure needed to support your goals. Tim and Kurt offer practical strategies for minimizing friction and sustaining motivation. By establishing effective routines, you can make goal-oriented behaviors more automatic and less reliant on willpower.

In this republished episode, listeners get to join Kurt and Tim as they groove on the topic, offering actionable advice and insights on creating an environment and routine that support your goals. Tune in to learn how to set yourself up for success with these expert tips.

Key takeaways:

  • Willpower is not enough on its own.
  • Your environment – both your physical and social contexts – influence your behavior.
  • Routines can help you achieve your goals.

Routines work best when they:

  • Fit into our lifestyle.
  • Focus on the steps to the goal.
  • Fuel consistency.
  • Provide intrinsic or extrinsic reward.

Tools are useful to:

  • Help remind and motivate.
  • Assist with planning and strategizing.
  • Track and measure our progress.

Topics

[1:25] Willpower is a muscle

[4:12] Making your environment work for you

[7:39] Clutter is distracting

[11:36] Routines and habits

[16:06] Routines that help us achieve our goals

Other Episodes for Grooving

Ep. 410 – The Secret Power of Rituals | Michael Norton

Ep. 411 – Break Autopilot with Intentional Living | Norman Farb and Zindel Segal