Change is hard.
I’ve read dozens of self-help books about how to change. And for me personally, I’ve run into two big barriers:
First, it’s extremely difficult to maintain a radical change in habits. To sustain a habit change, it has to be easy.
Second, most methods for change are time-intensive, and between my job, chores, desire to spend time with my wife, friends, and downtime relaxing, there aren’t enough hours in the day to devote to change. I could sacrifice time I spend living my life and instead spend that time changing my life, but is that worth it? And even if it is, I tend to lack the willpower after my energy is drained from long hours at work. See my first point about how habit changes need to be easy.
But I recognize that there are changes I would like to make to my life, which would make me happier if I implemented them.… Read more