When we hack into the ancient behavioral pathways in our brains, we gain access to the amazing human potential for learning and change. - B. J. Fogg

However, if there was a time that Sukumar didn’t want to do a lot of push-ups, he didn’t force himself. He did two and felt good about keeping the habit alive. Part of this skill is knowing when to back off and do only the baseline.

Identity shifts are change boosters because they help us cultivate constellations of behavior — not just one or two habits here and there. This is important because most aspirations require more than one type of habit change. It’s a set of new habits that will get you where you want to be — especially in the areas of fitness, sleep, and stress.

Before this, I had slept terribly most nights when I was worrying about the conference. I hated going to bed — it felt like gearing up for a battle.