Hard Choices, Easy Life

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Todays episode is about delayed gratification and making uncomfortable choices is what leads to an easy life by contrast. Cold therapy is a great example of a hard choice that leads to everything else being easier by contrast. If we make the a hard choices and initiate uncomfortable action, then we tend to experience an easier life. When we take the easy road making decisions based on being comfortable, and taking the path of least resistance leads to a harder life experience. 40-60% of habits are automatic and run by default. We are a cumulation of what we repeatedly do. Habits make up what we do and who we are. Choosing to do something hard by choice violates our biology because of short term pain, yet there is long term pleasure. A hard choice would be something that delays short term pleasure for long term pleasure and something that is more meaningful over the long term. A hard life is not having the muscle built to capture the right opportunity when it presents itself. Hard choices help us build the muscle that gives us ability to take action when the time is right. How do you track your habits? Check out Ultiself Biohacking App. I use it and love it. What are ways or methods you use to get uncomfortable on a daily or weekly basis? Tyler uses X3 bar, does enrollment calls for his training business and makes podcasts. I make unreasonable requests that scare me and challenge myself to make every interaction like a game. One of my favorite games is to give compliments that are genuine yet over the top with enthusiasm. I state the compliment, then back it up with why i am saying it. Then ask a question that leads them to talk about the said characteristic or quality. Making yourself uncomfortable at least once a day is a great practice to expand yourself and grow. It's a challenge in who you can become.Areas to challenge/do something scary/ take risks: Socially, intellectually, physically, emotionally.At the end of life, a common regret is not taking more risks. We have survived everything we have been through up to now, so why wouldn't that trend continue? 

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