Imagine we are someone who goes to the gym every day.  We are consistent about it.  Every day of every week or every month of every year we go to the gym and work out for an hour.

Wow!  We would be an exemplar of good health, right?

Not so fast, philosopher Brian Johnson tells us.

Sure.  Working out one hour everyday consistently is a very good thing.  

But, if … continue reading

1: Over the last several days we’ve examined the components of philosopher Brian Johnson‘s self-mastery formula.

Self-Mastery = Willpower + Habits + Algorithms.

Our goal is to use “our willpower wisely to install habits that run on autopilot.”

But what happens when we don’t?  What happens when we fall short?  Because we will.

With our behaviors.  Our thoughts.  And, certainly with other people.

Like the director in our own movie, … continue reading