These ‘laws’ just keep coming thick and fast.
The next one is what’s known as ‘Gilbert’s Law’.
“The biggest problem is that no one tells you what to do – it’s your responsibility to figure it out”
True in lots of areas of life.
If a combined age of kids of 56 has taught me anything, it’s that parenting is a big one.
But sometimes the opposite can be the problem.
We get told too much.
Or maybe lots of stuff without the most important bits.
Confusing, conflicting advice.
A thousand different ways to exercise or eat better.
An overwhelming list of things that we’re “supposed to be doing”;
– Meditation
– Journaling
– Gratitude lists
– Ice baths / cold plunges
– Breathwork
– Sauna sessions
– Digital detoxes
– Morning routines
– Vision boarding
– Affirmations
– Yoga
– Pilates
– Mobility drills
– Daily 10k steps
– Running marathons / doing triathlons
– Lifting heavy
– Fitness races
– Walking meetings
– Stretching before bed
– Intermittent fasting
– Cutting out carbs
– Going vegan / plant-based
– Drinking green smoothies / celery juice
– Tracking macros
– “Clean eating”
– Taking supplements / greens powders
– Avoiding gluten / dairy
– 3 litres of water a day
– Self-help books
– Listening to podcasts instead of music
– Habit tracking apps
– Time blocking every hour of the day
– Constant goal setting
– Monthly challenges (“No sugar,” “No alcohol,” etc.)
– Minimalism / decluttering marathons
– Solo travel
– Wim Hof method
– Manifestation rituals
– Biohacking
– Blue light glasses
– Matcha over coffee
– Dry January / Sober October
Now all of those things ‘have value’.
They can all (well, mostly) benefit us to some degree.
But, from my point of view at least, the problem arises when we jump from thing to thing.
Never really doing one of them for long enough to make all that much progress.
And I get that.
The ‘new’ thing we always be more exciting and tempting.
It’s easy to think that’s the answer and the problem so far is that we haven’t tried that thing.
And I’m not saying not to try any of them.
Just not at the expense of regularly doing the basics.
For me that’s;
– Some form of exercise that you find at least tolerable 1-3+ times a week
– Calorie maintenance for weight maintenance, calorie deficit for weight loss
– Some degree of ‘planning’ to make sure the above happens in a way that works for you rather than just telling ourselves “I know what I need to do, I just need to do it”
Once we’ve got those three consistent, we can add others dependant on goals and preferences.
But let’s not jump between the others at the expense of those.
Much love,
Jon ‘Grape’ Hall
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