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@@Uprighthealth Thank you for your wisdom. I've learned a lot from you. Accountability really makes a difference! Do you have a mattress preference for back pain? I'm having a hard time finding a comfortable one, and I know how important restful sleep is.
Sixty-plus female here. Active all my life (former marathon runner) but struggling with working out routinely since I am older. Your channel is a huge inspiration to me! So appreciate such REAL, applicable information…I’ve incorporated many of your suggestions into my regular weight workout. Done 3x weekly with a friend for accountability. 😉 Thank you, THANK YOU!!
Wonderful teaching today! I’ve learned that I must set my environment up for success. For example,I need to leave my iPad and phone in my living room a few hours before I plan to go to bed. I need to read a book before I go to sleep, not look at either of those screens. Thank you so much!
"Use you will, you lose your skill". "If it's in your house, it's in your mouth". 'Willpower' is like a muscle, it fatigues if it's kept under pressure.
Thank for taking the time to make a video on this topic. I really needed to hear something like this today!. Your videos are always so bright and cheery with a dose of humor! 😹 I appreciate how vulnerable you are- allowing people to know that everyone has their struggles. This in and of itself is very healing. 🥰
I use a timer on the power socket to cut power to the router between certain hours....I have been doing this so that I cut the emission of EMF during the sleep hours, very important for a good sleep.
Thanks for the great video and your ongoing support of helping to unplug/stop the scroll. Another example you can give is the Buddhist concept of Sangha - this is one of the pillars of Buddhism and it's about the power of community. Basically in addition to all the teachings and practice, you have to practice in community. It's being around like minded people, who are also doing the practice, that helps you continue in those moments when it's hard to stick to the program. All of what you're suggesting are also great solutions for folks with ADHD. It's about working with rather than against your mind. The biggest challenge my partner and I have in terms of stopping the scroll/screen addiction is anxiety. In mid life, with how the world is going, we often find ourselves going to sleep, and then waking up and being unable to sleep. Menopause makes it 10x harder. it's a huge challenge!
One thing you didn't mention is if you are trying to quit something, especially an unhealthy habit, you have to replace it with something. So I got rid of junk food but I keep a bowl of washed strawberries & blueberries eye level in my fridge & I am also currently working on memorizing a few easy quick recipes bc one of the main reasons we eat junk food is we want something easy & quick. So think about why you are doing the thing you don't want to do, & replace it with something similar but healthy. Like you said you don't stay on the computer & INSTEAD you read a book which helps you get to sleep.Also "pairing" is a great strategy. I don't really have anyone to buddy up with for accountability, but for motivation I pair the ugh activity like walking on a treadmill with an activity I look forward to like watching UA-cam videos. That helps me get the same type of motivation as having an accountability buddy - the negative reinforcement is if I don't do the treadmill, I don't get to watch the video until I get on that treadmill :-).
I watched this episode in bed as I wind down to sleep. Then I’m going to set up a movie that I watch over and over again just as I listen to as I’m falling asleep. Another bad habit I have acquired. Good to know you have bad habits too. I will think about a strategy to stop lulling myself to sleep with the sound of a movie. I think it’s going to be hard because I have become quite dependent on this routine. Thank you for the chat today. Your advice has helped in the past (my piriformis) so I will work on my internet habits too.
I found making it fun has helped me keep to exercise routines. Qi gong and primal movement is more about everyday movement rather than exercise which is unrelated to how I move daily. Lifting weights is boring for me, so I use kettlebell weights to swing them.
My phone beeped or buzzed, and there you were telling me to get up and move! So, I got up and moved, did the dishes, vacuumed the floor, went for a walk. So, do that again, please!
Great video - as always! I agree, accountability is key, a buddy system to go to the gym, for example, or bike ride, etc. David Goggins had this 40% 60% rule. This means that whenever you feel you are at your maximum, your brain is playing tricks on you, you are at 60% and you can go much, much further, there is 40% more to go. If you’re running 3 miles and you feel like you’re at your maximum, aim for half a mile and then give up, when you do that half a mile, mentally pull the power that your body can do it, it’s your mind stopping your body. In the end you would run 5 miles.
There is a book called The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin by P.D. Ouspenskii that is the story of a man who gets to go back in time knowing everything he knows about the mistakes he made and to correct those mistakes. He finds that even knowing what he did wrong, his habits and conditioning sent him on the same path as before.
Lol TY for suggesting this my router TP-LINK Archer AX11000 has the functionality so I just blocked myself from accessing the internet between 7PM and 7AM (thats should give me a 12 hour break) time to read a book / kindle!) NOW I need to start my posture exercises daily!! Need some help on doing that (and yes I have read the Atomic Habits book; Maybe should read it again...
Thank you Matt. I love your videos, but this one took a long time to get to the point. (Router mentioned again at minute 9?). Thanks for continuing to motivate us.
"Just do it" can be very disheartening and dismotivating -- it's a sneer that implies we're failing because we're lazy or "weak-willed". The eventual goal of a desire to change is to make the new thing into a habit, so it just becomes a matter of course. But along the way, "willpower" will not work for most of us. Accountability, especially to another person who really will check in on our progress, is much more effective. But since much of the advice here centered on limiting computer use, I feel I need to say...not everyone has a problem with "being on the computer" vs. sleep. Some of us would have the opposite effect -- if artificially forced to stop doing something we actually enjoy, then we'll be bored and annoyed, which will not be good for winding down and sleeping. If we have a nighttime ritual of watching music videos, or (ahem...) some favorite fitness UA-camrs, then trying to omit that, because it's "on the computer", would be counterproductive. What might be more relevant are actual causes of sleep disturbance, which may, perhaps, for some people, be associated with "computer use", e.g. contentious social media, or "doom scrolling" or such. These are 1) doing something that gets one riled up or distressed just before attempting to sleep, and 2) continuing to do something long past when one should break off. "Reading a book" was mentioned as an alternative to computer use. Well, for me, read a book is dangerous advice. I might easily end up reading for hours...or all night. (When I was in junior high, I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in four nights, one book each night. Definitely not good advice for me...)
Hello. First there are women also in the military. Second, i love the lamp on top of your display unit. Third, this was a very encouraging and interesting video. Those two adjustments to my life will make a huge difference. So, thank you and take care 😊
“When I was in a smart mental space.” That made me laugh. I’m definitely not in a smart mental space several times a day. It got me thinking what do you do before bed if you’re not on the Internet. According to Google you should stop using devices 4 hours before bed. Right. This is why people don’t succeed at this no device before bed thing. So apparently reading is ok before bed. Except whoever came up with that advice didn’t see me as a teen before the Internet and I was literally staying up until 1 or 2 every night (sometimes all night) because I didn’t want to put my book down. I guess you could force yourself to read books you hate but I don’t see myself maintaining that habit. Good sleep is so evasive. I’m trying taking melatonin which helps. Regardless of my mental state, if I’m doing something interesting online, if I take melatonin at a certain time it does make my body feel tired which is a much better reminder to go to bed than discipline ever is. But I’m not sure how good it is to take melatonin every night either.
I make my New Years resolutions in November and December. This way I can assess my plans for failure and success and tweak them to restart in January. 🥳👍🤗
I like the fact my job requires me to walk about 8k to 14k steps a day 5 days a week. Plus all the lifting, moving involved in maintenance work. Great for this over 60.
I don't like my willpower. It's a wimp, and nearly always succumbs to my imagination .... mmm boy that looks like it would taste good ... hmmm I wonder what that video is about, I'll betcha it's really interesting. Yeah, imagination beats willpower nearly every time.
Think your advice is good for young exercisers or people without disabilities. But today’s advice is detrimental to those of us that are truly unable to do this.
I'd say his point wasn't consistency, it was about setting yourself up to succeed so that you don't need as much willpower to actually do the thing you know you should. His examples might have been regular things done consistently, but it also works for one-offs. For example if you have a task you're dreading, you might not have the willpower to just do it. The moment something goes wrong - a missing bit of paper, or whatever - you might seize the chance to say it's not the time for it. But if you set yourself up - gather all you need in one spot, for example - when you do make yourself start, you have a better chance of finishing. And you can ask a friend to nag you till you do the thing, too. Similarly if health prevents you regularly doing something, have the things you need poised to go - then it's so much easier, when you are feeling well, to just seize the chance and go do it. That's the lesson I took, anyway.
How has this myth affected you? What new habits are you planning on establishing?
💪 Rebuild Your Body and Mind at Home for Free with the Body Rebuilding Basics: https:://uprighthealth.com/brb
@@Uprighthealth Thank you for your wisdom. I've learned a lot from you. Accountability really makes a difference! Do you have a mattress preference for back pain? I'm having a hard time finding a comfortable one, and I know how important restful sleep is.
Sixty-plus female here. Active all my life (former marathon runner) but struggling with working out routinely since I am older. Your channel is a huge inspiration to me! So appreciate such REAL, applicable information…I’ve incorporated many of your suggestions into my regular weight workout. Done 3x weekly with a friend for accountability. 😉
Thank you, THANK YOU!!
Wonderful teaching today! I’ve learned that I must set my environment up for success. For example,I need to leave my iPad and phone in my living room a few hours before I plan to go to bed. I need to read a book before I go to sleep, not look at either of those screens. Thank you so much!
Absolutely true. You have to build an approach that allows for some noncompliance and still works
"Use you will, you lose your skill". "If it's in your house, it's in your mouth". 'Willpower' is like a muscle, it fatigues if it's kept under pressure.
Thank for taking the time to make a video on this topic. I really needed to hear something like this today!. Your videos are always so bright and cheery with a dose of humor! 😹
I appreciate how vulnerable you are- allowing people to know that everyone has their struggles. This in and of itself is very healing. 🥰
I use a timer on the power socket to cut power to the router between certain hours....I have been doing this so that I cut the emission of EMF during the sleep hours, very important for a good sleep.
I need to do that
Thanks for the great video and your ongoing support of helping to unplug/stop the scroll. Another example you can give is the Buddhist concept of Sangha - this is one of the pillars of Buddhism and it's about the power of community. Basically in addition to all the teachings and practice, you have to practice in community. It's being around like minded people, who are also doing the practice, that helps you continue in those moments when it's hard to stick to the program.
All of what you're suggesting are also great solutions for folks with ADHD. It's about working with rather than against your mind. The biggest challenge my partner and I have in terms of stopping the scroll/screen addiction is anxiety. In mid life, with how the world is going, we often find ourselves going to sleep, and then waking up and being unable to sleep. Menopause makes it 10x harder. it's a huge challenge!
One thing you didn't mention is if you are trying to quit something, especially an unhealthy habit, you have to replace it with something. So I got rid of junk food but I keep a bowl of washed strawberries & blueberries eye level in my fridge & I am also currently working on memorizing a few easy quick recipes bc one of the main reasons we eat junk food is we want something easy & quick. So think about why you are doing the thing you don't want to do, & replace it with something similar but healthy. Like you said you don't stay on the computer & INSTEAD you read a book which helps you get to sleep.Also "pairing" is a great strategy. I don't really have anyone to buddy up with for accountability, but for motivation I pair the ugh activity like walking on a treadmill with an activity I look forward to like watching UA-cam videos. That helps me get the same type of motivation as having an accountability buddy - the negative reinforcement is if I don't do the treadmill, I don't get to watch the video until I get on that treadmill :-).
I do this too! Genius!
I watched this episode in bed as I wind down to sleep. Then I’m going to set up a movie that I watch over and over again just as I listen to as I’m falling asleep. Another bad habit I have acquired. Good to know you have bad habits too. I will think about a strategy to stop lulling myself to sleep with the sound of a movie. I think it’s going to be hard because I have become quite dependent on this routine. Thank you for the chat today. Your advice has helped in the past (my piriformis) so I will work on my internet habits too.
Brilliant! Thanks so much!
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. With God all things are possible. 😅
I found making it fun has helped me keep to exercise routines. Qi gong and primal movement is more about everyday movement rather than exercise which is unrelated to how I move daily. Lifting weights is boring for me, so I use kettlebell weights to swing them.
My phone beeped or buzzed, and there you were telling me to get up and move! So, I got up and moved, did the dishes, vacuumed the floor, went for a walk. So, do that again, please!
Great video - as always! I agree, accountability is key, a buddy system to go to the gym, for example, or bike ride, etc. David Goggins had this 40% 60% rule. This means that whenever you feel you are at your maximum, your brain is playing tricks on you, you are at 60% and you can go much, much further, there is 40% more to go. If you’re running 3 miles and you feel like you’re at your maximum, aim for half a mile and then give up, when you do that half a mile, mentally pull the power that your body can do it, it’s your mind stopping your body. In the end you would run 5 miles.
Thank you so much! This was so very helpful . I really needed this. I want to do everything I can to keep from getting salt thrown i my eyes 😖😂
Thank you for sharing cause this is my problem too ❣️
Excellent advice and example.
Thank you.
There is a book called The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin by P.D. Ouspenskii that is the story of a man who gets to go back in time knowing everything he knows about the mistakes he made and to correct those mistakes. He finds that even knowing what he did wrong, his habits and conditioning sent him on the same path as before.
Interesting. Ouspensky knew the human condition, his writings are revealing in more ways than one.
Discipline trumps willpower. Become a disciplined person and your life will improve immensely
Lol TY for suggesting this my router TP-LINK Archer AX11000 has the functionality so I just blocked myself from accessing the internet between 7PM and 7AM (thats should give me a 12 hour break) time to read a book / kindle!) NOW I need to start my posture exercises daily!! Need some help on doing that (and yes I have read the Atomic Habits book; Maybe should read it again...
Thank you Matt. I love your videos, but this one took a long time to get to the point. (Router mentioned again at minute 9?).
Thanks for continuing to motivate us.
Thanks!
You’re awesome, thanks!
"Just do it" can be very disheartening and dismotivating -- it's a sneer that implies we're failing because we're lazy or "weak-willed". The eventual goal of a desire to change is to make the new thing into a habit, so it just becomes a matter of course. But along the way, "willpower" will not work for most of us. Accountability, especially to another person who really will check in on our progress, is much more effective.
But since much of the advice here centered on limiting computer use, I feel I need to say...not everyone has a problem with "being on the computer" vs. sleep. Some of us would have the opposite effect -- if artificially forced to stop doing something we actually enjoy, then we'll be bored and annoyed, which will not be good for winding down and sleeping. If we have a nighttime ritual of watching music videos, or (ahem...) some favorite fitness UA-camrs, then trying to omit that, because it's "on the computer", would be counterproductive. What might be more relevant are actual causes of sleep disturbance, which may, perhaps, for some people, be associated with "computer use", e.g. contentious social media, or "doom scrolling" or such. These are 1) doing something that gets one riled up or distressed just before attempting to sleep, and 2) continuing to do something long past when one should break off. "Reading a book" was mentioned as an alternative to computer use. Well, for me, read a book is dangerous advice. I might easily end up reading for hours...or all night. (When I was in junior high, I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in four nights, one book each night. Definitely not good advice for me...)
Hello. First there are women also in the military. Second, i love the lamp on top of your display unit. Third, this was a very encouraging and interesting video. Those two adjustments to my life will make a huge difference. So, thank you and take care 😊
I LOVED the dog slap!
It's hard for me to get a good night's sleep, I have a puppy that has to go out in the middle of the night & I have chronic pain.
“When I was in a smart mental space.” That made me laugh. I’m definitely not in a smart mental space several times a day. It got me thinking what do you do before bed if you’re not on the Internet. According to Google you should stop using devices 4 hours before bed. Right. This is why people don’t succeed at this no device before bed thing. So apparently reading is ok before bed. Except whoever came up with that advice didn’t see me as a teen before the Internet and I was literally staying up until 1 or 2 every night (sometimes all night) because I didn’t want to put my book down. I guess you could force yourself to read books you hate but I don’t see myself maintaining that habit. Good sleep is so evasive. I’m trying taking melatonin which helps. Regardless of my mental state, if I’m doing something interesting online, if I take melatonin at a certain time it does make my body feel tired which is a much better reminder to go to bed than discipline ever is. But I’m not sure how good it is to take melatonin every night either.
I pick up my Kindle to read myself to sleep... and I almost never get past more than four pages before I'm out. Lucky, I guess.
@@douglasburnside I was up until 1:30 reading in bed last night. I'm more disciplined these days lol.
I make my New Years resolutions in November and December. This way I can assess my plans for failure and success and tweak them to restart in January. 🥳👍🤗
Better yet, try not making any resolutions, that way you won’t fail.
Watching you on UA-cam in bed. Before sleep. I guess I failed . Really enjoy your videos.
I like the fact my job requires me to walk about 8k to 14k steps a day 5 days a week. Plus all the lifting, moving involved in maintenance work. Great for this over 60.
"We" don't have mythology about these things. Seems like YOU do.
I don't like my willpower. It's a wimp, and nearly always succumbs to my imagination .... mmm boy that looks like it would taste good ... hmmm I wonder what that video is about, I'll betcha it's really interesting. Yeah, imagination beats willpower nearly every time.
It looks you are more confused on focusing a topic today.
Remind me what the myth is? This is a very long video...
Think your advice is good for young exercisers or people without disabilities. But today’s advice is detrimental to those of us that are truly unable to do this.
@@maribethjergens3406
You’re incapable of structuring boundaries?
Of course not. Your point was consistency and some of us cannot
Its good for everybody! If you cant do anything, how do you survive?
I'd say his point wasn't consistency, it was about setting yourself up to succeed so that you don't need as much willpower to actually do the thing you know you should.
His examples might have been regular things done consistently, but it also works for one-offs.
For example if you have a task you're dreading, you might not have the willpower to just do it. The moment something goes wrong - a missing bit of paper, or whatever - you might seize the chance to say it's not the time for it.
But if you set yourself up - gather all you need in one spot, for example - when you do make yourself start, you have a better chance of finishing. And you can ask a friend to nag you till you do the thing, too.
Similarly if health prevents you regularly doing something, have the things you need poised to go - then it's so much easier, when you are feeling well, to just seize the chance and go do it.
That's the lesson I took, anyway.
I'm too old to join the Navy... LOL = but I'm working on the structure and boundaries concept!
Thank you for your inspiring talk