“A friend used the Strategy of Clarity to avoid this trap. “I know it would be good to exercise,” she told me, “but I have two kids, I work full-time, and if I tried to exercise, it would be one more thing to worry about. When my kids are older, I’ll deal with it.” “Great!” I said. She looked relieved but also suspicious. “I thought you would try to convince me.” “To me, it seems better to say, ‘At this point, I’m not going to worry about exercising’ than to keep saying ‘I should exercise’ but then never do it. Either way, you’re not exercising, **but because you have clarity about what you’re doing, you feel in control**. And you won’t drain yourself feeling bad about it.” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]] , [[personal-values]] , [[habits]] , [[bad-habits]] , [[discipline]] , **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]