Imagine this: you go to the gym and you say, "I’m going to do ten push-ups today," but you only do seven.

You might tell yourself: "I did 3 less than the goal."

That is true, but there is another truth: you did 7 push-ups, and you’re maintaining your health so you’re on track with your values.

You're a person who takes care of your health—that’s something you want to be, right?

Focus on measuring your behaviour as accurately and objectively as possible.

Count what you did, not what you didn’t do—not what you could have done or should have done.

Measure from zero up.

Instead of thinking, “I did fewer push-ups than yesterday,” think, “I did 7 more push-ups than zero.”

Don’t compare yourself to your previous performance because we don’t know why that performance happened.

Maybe you were feeling better that day, maybe you were younger. Don’t compare yourself to what you didn’t do, compare yourself to how far you have moved away from zero.

To dive deeper into this topic, check out the original video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSTFZ7OStZE

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