Nir Eyal explains why deciding in advance how you'll spend your time matters. He focuses on aligning your schedule with your values and overcoming the internal resistance that makes you quit goals.
Whatever it is you want to do with your time. Don't listen to anybody who tells you you should spend your time this way or that way. You should spend your time the ever way you want to be consistent with your values. And that has to be done in advance. If you wait till the last minute, you will fail. Because what is the number one reason we don't achieve our goals? What's the number one reason we don't achieve our goals? We quit. Right. Common sense. Why do we quit? Number one reason we quit is it's because we don't feel like doing it. We don't feel like it. I don't feel like working out today. I don't feel like eating right. I don't feel like doing this work right now. I don't feel like being fully present with my family. I don't feel like it. They are just feelings. But most people have no idea what to do with these feelings. So what do they do? They escape. They drink them away. They watch them on TV away. They scroll them away because they can't deal with the feelings. That's what we have to start with. These are the internal triggers. It's the most important first step.
