16. Environment is Stronger than Will Power

“The more decisions you have to make, the harder it is to make healthy decisions over and over again,” explains host Dr. Andrew. Dr. Andrew understands the difficulty in creating consistent healthy routines. By breaking down easy ways to utilize our environment, Dr. Andrew helps bypass the guesswork that holds us back.

 

The key to overcoming willpower, is to focus on improving your circumstances. If you struggle to eat healthily, meal prep. If your days are unpredictable, work out in the morning. Avoid restaurants and parties that derail your progress. Ultimately, Dr. Andrew encourages the listeners to self-reflect and make tangible changes that allow them to achieve their goals.

 

Tune into this week’s episode of The Code for an impactful conversation about setting yourself up for success. Learn more about decision fatigue, how morning workouts relate to consistency, and the benefit of surrounding yourself with positive influences.

 

Quotes

• “If you're prepping your food in advance, so that you're taking more of the guesswork out of what your meals are going to be throughout the week, you are much more likely to stick to whatever your dietary plan is for that week.” (2:22 - 2:34)

• “The more decisions you have to make, the harder it is to make healthy decisions over and over again. If you can set your environment up so that those decisions aren't really there, you're going to be so much better off.” (3:47 - 4:00) 

• “We keep the consistency going by setting our environment up for achieving our goals.” (6:58 - 7:04) 

• “If you can set your environment up in a way that you're going to be able to do the things that you need to do easily, the better off you're going to be.” (9:13 - 9:22) 

• “Your willpower is like a muscle, and eventually, it's going to fatigue. And you want to be able to fall back on your environment when you need to.” (15:33 - 15:39) 

 

Links

 

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