Stick to exercise, sleep, nutrition, and stress management about 80% of the time to get most of the health benefits without the misery of perfection. The speaker saw major changes in body composition, anxiety, and confidence by following this rule instead of chasing 100%.
80% consistency with foundational health habits gets you most of the results, and importantly, allows you to live a balanced and a fun life. And 80% consistency is, 80% consistency is very realistic for anyone to achieve. 90% consistency gets you only slightly more results, but it also starts to become disproportionately restrictive on life. And that's even if you could achieve it. 90% consistency involves a very thin margin of error. And 100% consistency? It gets you even less, slightly more results, but it's also entirely unsustainable and it leads to a very restrictive and usually miserable life. So start to think 80% consistency. I promise you will be blown away with the results you get from being 80% consistent with foundational health habits. Case in point, I've been able to transform my body, health, confidence, anxiety, and have generally just become a way more disciplined and capable person.
