April 18th, 2026

You probably already know this, but motivation is fleeting.
So how do you keep working towards your goals?
Discipline.
"Discipline bridges the gap between motivation and action"
- ​Brad Stulberg's ​from his new book on Excellence
How do you become more disciplined?

• Make it easy (set up your environments for success, healthy food, pick a close gym or buy equipment for home)
• Make it obvious (maybe you have to drive by the gym, keep fruit out in a bowl on the counter or granola bars by the chips)
• Make it attractive (pay a bit extra for the fancy gym or good equipment, have fun food storage containers, buy new gym clothes)
• Make it rewarding (save your favorite TV or podcast for when you're working out, treat yourself to a massage for a consistent week, post a selfie to get props from friends, etc)

These tips are from ​James Clear's Atomic Habits. ​
So yea... a great habit makes discipline pretty straightforward.

And now an exercise form tip.
If you have any suggestions, please let me know!

More is not always better.
Faster is not always better.
Having great to perfect form is best 99% of the time.
Moving with controlled effort, esp so that you can feel the right muscles, is best most of the time.
Bouncing in and out of movement (esp relying on your joints to do the work)... is usually bad bad bad.
Resting appropriately can allow you to squeeze more juice out of your exercises.
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Make sure you understand the game plan. ​