Weekly Question & Framework: April 5, 2024

Hello and welcome to the Curiosity Chronicle.

Weekly Question and Framework.

In three minutes or less, I will.

Give you one question and one framework to get you thinking going into the weekend. Without further ado, let's dive right into it.

A question to hack your way to.

Discipline how can I bring the after into the before?

Self improvement is the natural byproduct of.

Consistently taking actions that feel bad now, but good later.

Doing that hard workout, eating that healthy.

Meal, having that hard conversation, doing that focused work, waking up on time. All of these things are painful before you start and during, but feel great after you finish. The most disciplined people in the world are exceptional mental time travelers. They pull that winning feeling from after into the before as a means to hack the process to get started. When you find yourself slipping when the mental gymnastics start and you tell yourself you don't need to do that thing, remind yourself how good it will feel after you finish. Normalize bringing the after into the before.

And you will change your life.

A Framework on a Dangerous Mirage the Gold Medal Fallacy I recently rewatched one of my favorite movies from childhood, Cool Runnings. It's a great movie, but there is.

One scene in particular that I couldn't.

Get off my mind. In it, the coach, played by the.

Late John Candy, is talking to one.

Of the stars of the team about the motivation for victory and the desire for more. The two have an incredible interaction. You see, Derese, I've made winning my whole life. And when you make winning your whole.

Life, you have to keep on winning no matter what. You understand that? No, I don't understand that, Coach.

You had two gold medals.

You.

You had it all.

A gold medal is a wonderful thing.

But if you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it. Hey, Coach, how will I know if I'm enough? When you cross that finish line, you'll know.

This interaction uncovers one of the most significant lies we tell ourselves. If I get X, then I'll be happy. It's easy to convince yourself that your happiness is contingent upon some external money, promotion, fancy stuff, recognition. But these if then traps are a dangerous mirage.

You climb to the top of that.

Mountain only to see the happiness you thought you'd find melt away and reappear in the distance.

If you convince yourself that your satisfaction.

Is contingent upon the next achievement or milestone, you'll never find it.

Real satisfaction and happiness is an inside job.

Find it on the journey or you won't find it at all. Remember, if you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it.

That's all for today.

I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you learned something.

And I hope you'll share it with others.

As always.

Until next time, stay curious, friends.