Design Your Life for Action

“Here’s fifty years of motivation science in under a minute. First — action beats motivation.

Waiting to feel ready is a trap. You move first, and motivation follows. Second — make your

goals specific. ‘Run three times this week’ works. ‘Get fitter someday’ doesn’t.

Third — progress fuels persistence. Your brain loves small wins. Track them.

They keep you moving. Fourth — meaning beats willpower. When you know why it matters,

quitting gets harder. Fifth — shape your environment. Make good habits easy to access

and bad habits harder to reach. Sixth — use accountability. We show up more when someone’s expecting

us. And finally — expect setbacks. They aren’t failure. They’re feedback.