“5 Minutes a Day” Is the Most Liberating Self-Help Rule There Is
If you’re not looking forward to your next session, you’ve already lost.
It’s truly amazing how little we can achieve in a day, and how much we can achieve in a year. But discipline and patience have always been my Achilles heel, and none of the habit self-help mumbo jumbo seemed to help.
Turns out, I’ve been framing my workouts, learning, and work stuff completely wrong. The goal is not to push yourself to the redline every day — that simply never lasts. The goal is to work so little you have to ask yourself, is that it? And then realize that “if this is so simple, I’ll definitely do this again tomorrow.”
Here’s the concept explained by some of the world’s leading coaches, teachers, and researchers.
Doing 3 Pull-Ups Is Better Than 10
Jake and Tony can both do 5 pull-ups maximum, and they make a bet of who gets to 10 first. Jake is really excited and is eager to win. He goes to the gym first thing on Monday and squeezes 6 pull-ups out of him — that’s the most he’d ever done. He’s proud of himself and is sure he is doing everything he can to win.
