Don’t drink, just delay
The ability to observe my own behavior in real time and make the conscious choice to delay it, can make the difference between staying on the wagon and falling off the wagon, between living up to my own ideals or failing myself.
I went through a period of time where I drank every day and I wanted to change. I learned many lessons about behavior change through that process, but one of them was that simply delaying the choice to have a drink would almost always result in not thinking about it again and being successful for the day.
Graph:
- 132.003 Change - Don't drink, just delay to 116.103 Life Lessons - Training endurance requires mental toughness
- 132.003 Change - Don't drink, just delay to 126.010 Decision Making - Make up your mind slowly and calmly
- 132.003 Change - Don't drink, just delay to 119.068 Communication - Lincoln didn't argue directly, he just delayed
- 132.003 Change - Don't drink, just delay to 119.030 NVC - The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence
- 130.007 Personal Habits - Ryan Holiday does not smoke drink or do drugs to 132.003 Change - Don't drink, just delay