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Fixing The Fixerpunk episodes cover ideas about changing yourself and society from my own self-development process.
- Life and health issues get in the way of everything
- The best plan can still fail if things happen, and they do
3 assumptions of all kinds of personal improvement programs. Know these and you won’t gaslight yourself as much:
- 1 – Committed to that plan for that goal (not multiple competing interests at the same time)
- 2 – Full compliance
- 3 – Material circumstances and conditions are and remain conducive
- Nothing changes you like material circumstances do.
- Expensive fitness programs and gimmicks
- Physique program from Ultimate Performance that reportedly costs 5,400 Euros in the UK but is also available in the US: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6354871/amp/Would-pay-5-400-six-pack.html
- Financial success stories can be fake
- Miraculous, rapid success stories tend to be based on these assumptions being at an ideal level. They are based on people who are in the perfect condition to succeed.
- In my opinion, it’s not always bad if you cannot meet these, most people can’t! You can still achieve a lot!
- You just have to change things strategically
- It requires more expertise to handle complex situations but most experts can’t seem to do this
- You can achieve and can improve from a bad situation, but it will look different than someone starting from a better point
- Am I fighting hard enough for my goals? It’s hard to know with comparisons that are created by inequality
- There is no such thing as total meritocracy in achieving goals
- The hope you have for your goal affects your adherence. If it’s not hopeful, you are unlikely to prevail.
- We need to create a society with material conditions that create hope for people
- Create a clear vision, but circumstances can cloud that up.
- People will ask “why try?” when outcomes seem bleak because of conditions in the economy and society
- Creating economic hopelessness disincentivizes performance and discipline
- Right now, our system is designed to take your hopes and dreams from you, and the only way to change that is to change material conditions collectively
- Not an excuse to not be disciplined
- We have to create the environment where people have something to hope for, not where the likely outcome is terrible
- Coaching for personal change is way too focused only on the individual and not acknowledging the collective and the assumptions behind the advice
- Coaches tend to see things through the lens of someone who is in perfect material conditions
- The cost of programs and treatments can create a skewed sample and hence skewed success rates
- There are alternative ways to achieve goals outside of what a typical program
- An example from my fitness approach: Why I track my workouts on a weekly basis instead of per day/workout
- Aim for 10-15 sets per week, 8 reps per set near failure
- Taking a “harm reduction approach” to diet: I am obsessed with Fiber One 70 calorie brownies, Quest protein cookies, and Skinny Pop popcorn
- How Dave Ramsey is killing your gains!
- Continuing to go for your dreams under less than ideal economic circumstances
- Good to find exemplars who overcame similar economic circumstances, however these are exceptional people and every person is different, so still don’t gaslight yourself
- Street Fight Radio has been a big example for me
- The collapse of media outlets
- The initial vision of The Fixerpunk Podcast to help those who are in less than ideal circumstances perform at their best, solve everyday life issues, and create a more socially conscious vision for personal development
- Hoping I can make these episodes shorter…or not. If you like it, hate it, whatever, let me know by calling 844-477-7865 or on social media.
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