The power of consistency and having a regular schedule. I feel this is what some people lack in older age and as a result it causes a loss in purpose and a breakdown.
Healthy people often need to make fewer ‘healthy’ decisions.
That might sound backward, but stay with me for a moment. After 30 years of caring for people and observing my own habits, I think it explains a lot.
People who stay active into their 60s, 70s, and beyond aren’t always waking up every morning with amazing motivation. Quite often, they are doing the opposite. They have removed the decisional friction that could derail their progress.
I know where I'll be on Mondays at 8, Tuesday at 7, Wed at 2, and so on. It’s just baked into my everyday existence.
And I’ve seen these habits work for many of the 'healthiest' people in my office. They walk at roughly the same time. They lift on certain days, and they keep foods in the house that make eating well easier. Their bedtime is reasonably consistent, and they do not spend every afternoon negotiating with themselves about whether today is a good day to exercise.
The decision was made long ago.
This matters because decisions can be costly. Every time we ask ourselves, “Do I feel like exercising today?” we give ourselves an opportunity to say no. And on busy, stressful, tired days, rationalizing that ‘no’ becomes very easy.
My routines, and those of the folks I talk to in the office, change that. It turns a behavior from something you have to choose into something you simply do.
That doesn't mean your life needs to become rigid, although it might seem that way at first. I don’t feel that mine is... But if you are struggling to become more active, eat better, or sleep more consistently, the answer may not be more discipline.
Perhaps you need fewer decisions. Less friction.
Pick one behavior. Put it on your calendar. Repeat it often enough that eventually you stop debating whether you are going to do it.
That is usually when the habit starts working for you instead of the other way around.
🚨 BREAKING: Canada has launched online passport renewals.
As of July 28, Canadians can renew their passport online if they:
• are 16 or older
• are applying from within Canada
• have a passport issued within the past 15 years
Applicants can upload a digital passport photo, track their application in real time and receive updates as it is processed.
The government estimates up to 2 million applications per year could be eligible for the new online service.
What you need to know ⬇️
You've likely seen the headlines from bills C-34, C-36, and C-22 in the media.
Each may sound reasonable on their own: protect kids online, modernize privacy, help police catch criminals.
But buried within is an emerging Digital Regulatory Superpower unlike anything Canadians have ever seen.
These bills hand one unelected commission power over what Canadians can say, what stays private, and who the state can watch.
As of today, the Federal Government is rushing to enact massive Internet Surveillance Reform into law without proper debate.
JUST IN 🚨: Alphabet $GOOGL surpasses Nvidia $NVDA as the world's most valuable company after soaring to $399 in after hours making it worth more than $4.8 Trillion 📈📈📈
I’m in Europe this week. Tickets and attractions buying websites are stuck in Web 1.0 design. Ticket / metro ticket systems use touchscreen but the ux / ui is so bad and unresponsive that many ditch the technology and go straight to humans to buy. Curious if anyone here cares.