#109 — Frozen in place by your to-do list? Today, do this instead (1 minute willpower unlock)

You have a day off. You finish your morning routine. And suddenly you go... now what?

Then tonight you lie down and your eyes pop open. All the racing thoughts come back. Everything I haven't done yet. I've been caught in this loop more times than I can count.

So I found the tiniest action that breaks you out of it.

Track your habits with my free app Grooves or my new app Habit Empire. And grab my free 10 day Willpower Walkthrough at https://williamulvaney.com/#willpower

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:29 Does this feel familiar? Wasted days and sleepless nights

01:37 Procrastination is not a personality trait

02:12 What a low stress life actually looks like

02:47 The vicious cycle most people are stuck in

03:43 Why a to do list isn't enough

04:41 This week's habit: one minute writing after brushing teeth

06:19 Why understanding the habit makes you stick with it

07:22 Reason 1: better sleep equals better willpower

07:52 Reason 2: breaking the reactive cycle

08:33 Reason 3: defining your will as the prereq to willpower

10:09 William's personal experience with this

13:06 Commit to the action now

13:37 Monthly habit stack recap

15:21 Rules of the show

16:06 Grooves app and Habit Empire mention

17:56 Free willpower walkthrough at williamulvaney.com/#willpower

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