The Thermostat: Why Change Has to Go Deeper Than Behavior

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Once you see this, you will never be able to unsee it.

Have you ever done really well at something, a diet, a routine, a savings plan, and then found yourself mysteriously back where you started? You probably blamed willpower. In this lesson I'll introduce the most important idea in the whole course: the internal set point that quietly pulls you back, and exactly how to reset it.

In this lesson

• How a thermostat works, and why you have one for your health, your money and your relationships
• Why crash diets and willpower never last
• Why this course did identity, belief and mindset before it talked about exercise
• The moment you'll know your set point has shifted