If Mike can read, meditate and excercise every single day, just let him eat chocolate.

I’m concerned about Mike’s posture

the message: Optimize your surrounding in a way that supports your goals

Thank you! Now I've sold my bed, because lying on it was too tempting!

In other words, if you live with your parents, and your dad loves donuts, there's no hope for you. Gee thanks

This is why minimalism works, you hide the distractions and make the essential visible

The phrase “We are not in control of how motivated we will feel tomorrow” hit me like a ton of bricks. Great video.

I have a super effective rule to motivate myself to cleaning: keep my surfaces and my floor empty. When you have to lift 100 things from the floor in order to clean, you won't find cleaning so much fun. I have a rug in my livingroom and a mat in the bathroom but otherwise nothing is on the floor. And I don't have trinkets or decorations on my furniture, just a couple of vases and bowls, so dusting doesn't seem so annoying. Since I decluttered, my home is so much cleaner

before going to bed I lay my sport clothes ready next to my bed, so it is easier for me to wake up and work out. I call it 'beating the procrastination the day before' (i think i read it somewhere). I also lay a jacket next to my bed, bc one of the reasons I can't wake up in the morning is bc it's so cold and my bed is so warm and cozy. :) I try to make the work I have to do as comfortable as possible(like waking up or working out) to beat my procrastinating self that will try to find reasons to not do mentioned things. It's very similar to the concept you mentioned herr

It's nothing I haven't heard a hundred times before but it is still good to hear it again. It seems I need many reminders to keep up the good habits.

Summery: To maintain good habits Apart from motivation and willpower One more option is changes in environment Making availability of good chioces easy and bad choices difficult

This applies online as well. It's very hard to cut down on time wasted on social media when you see their icons every time you open a new tab. Just remove these: you can always manually type in the address and it will be a more conscious decision when you do so.

Acceptable opinion and based Bro science: Treat your will power like muscles. In first you are very weak and have low capacity just like being tired after 5 push ups. But as time passes his will power increase to resist just like practice in muscle building.

wow, after watching this video I started looking at my environment with a much different perspective. Thanks for the video!

The crux of this is between the options; a) stay home and learn to cook the food on-hand, or b) drive 10 minutes to a fast food restaurant. My habit was to drive 10 minutes for fast food because it was easier even though the cupboards were stocked with plenty of food. So what I did was learned to cook small things; boiling noodles, cooking sauces, frying meat on skillet, and cooking vegetables. One lesson a day, one day at a time. Once I learned those things, I can now make the same foods I used to buy at fast food joints without having to pay outrageous prices to franchise owners, nor do I feel my only option is to drive into town and back just to eat a tasty meal. Tonight, I made a salad, diced some bell peppers over it, grilled some fresh chicken, cut up the pieces, put it in the salad, and topped it off with basel vinegrette and asiago cheese. The night before, I cooked ground turkey, rice spaghetti noodles, made a pasta sauce with freshly cut tomatoes, and garlic in a tomato paste with diced zucchini. Boiled some broccoli, lightly topped with shredded swiss cheese. Now I realize what I've been missing in life. Creating my own diet plan at home. _WAY_ BETTER.

Simply : Remove temptations

So true and im glad i already implement this. Never have unhealthy food or snacks available at home. Never drink soda. Dont have a tv. Some days i just find it hard to get myself off youtube and to study lol. But i do dopamine detox every morning (one hour no internet, etc) and it helps. On weekdays i wont watch youtube or movies until the evening after all my work is done. But today is sundayyy and im lazyyyy but i need to study for exams.. ugh

Men, I've been trying to bring back my life and these videos somehow help me get the gears running. Thanks

Great video! The only way to not eat junk food at home is to not have any. Environment design is a crucial skill we should learn. Making the default easy option to be the right one can go a long way :)

I put my meals hanging over a bear trap the previous day, that way I kinda have to fight for my food and I don't overeat. This technique is the reason I do it

This did not need to be 9 minutes long. Not by a long shot

5:03 It's easy to resist items that are not in front of you and not on your mind, in your optimized environment. More difficulty generally leads to "I won't" "I can't" "Too hard" make it hard for bad and easy for good.

I find This video unrealistic in that it did not show Mike's wife coming home and yelling and screaming at him for getting rid of all the chocolate in the house.

When I was still in university, I adored candy and sugar as a whole. I've always been fit as I have a very active lifestyle so I wrote it off as not a big deal. I live with my family and my sister is a baker so she loves just making cakes, cookies, sweets and so on on the regular. Over time, my teeth had grown very sensitive to sugar. It's reached the point where I can't bite into a cookie without feeling discomfort for minutes. Dentists tell me my teeth are perfectly healthy and they might have just grown sensitive naturally but I can no longer look at sweets. In my eyes, sugar is just synonymous with pain. I live with a lady that cannot stop putting the most sugar filled options on display but I got lucky that I developed this condition. I don't miss sugar and am grateful for my teeth. I think this is applicable everywhere though. If we create a negative association with something we crave, we can forcefully break temptation, even if it is in plain sight. Just ask all the sushi lovers who can't look at sushi after having one case of food poisoning.

Environment is key! Thank you for your effort!

I have my own method of avoiding sweets (trying to kick a sugar habit too) If you cannot avoid it like if your parent baked cookies for the whole family, therefore you can’t just throw them out, or you see everyone around you eating stuff you’re trying you restrict, pressuring you to get some. I repeat In my head that I would be so much healthier and happier if I didn’t have it (this is my ultimate goal with going off sugar processed) and Instead eat a fruit. I don’t really consider it willpower it’s just me repeating my goal in my head and meditating on the unhealthy impulse for a while. People who have a hard time controlling impulses rarely meditate on their actions and meditate on a healthier action instead

I watched a few of your videos, and every time there's a point that hit me directly in the face : you have such a beautiful life to be able to optimize your environment, and such other things. Some people just can't change their life that easily, because they are tied to bad things, and those tips, when applied, can't make their life better, if not worse.

I just started keto, 1st 2 days were very hard because I had lot of sugar and carbs in my room, but 3rd day I gave them all away to my friends and it became very easy after that

Dude, I should say that you have a knack to break down complex topics into its quantum nature. Speaking from experience, not just plain flattery. Some day when I am able, I will support you bro. Keep up the good work.😊👍

I love it! That's what I usually try to do. Balance is the key. You can have a TV, but make it hard for you to switch it on! Great point.

This channel offers up some great self improvement videos. I just started watching these, and am amazed at the content and sincereness of the advice given. I can tell by the voice that the guy doing these videos truly wants to help.

Thank you for everything you do. Your work is incredible. Much Love 🖤

How well and in simple language he explains...not a single second it feels like I want to skip this...it's in total alignment❣

My entire family eats junk food but I still manage to resist it and I buy my own food for the house. And now I don’t have any desire for unhealthy food.

Very impressive🌺 Where our willpower gets weak it is the required change in our environment that works amazingly

A Tip for Gamers: Always bring a Water bottle before you start playing so its in your environment and you automatically drink enough

A big barrier to this is an unwillingness to 'waste food'. Mike would've been better off tipping the plate of cookies into a bin the moment he saw it. Logically, throwing them away is *less* wasteful than destroying them via digestion and creating unwanted fat on your waist. But it feels wrong.

Doing only the right thing would have a counter effect. It would get boring eventually and you'd like to substitute it with another action. Balance is the key. It won't be the end if you occassionally (from time to time, rarely) eat sweets, watch TV or play a computer game. It would introduce diversity in your life, variety which would make things interesting for you.

Yeah man! It's like hanging out with good friends and people versus bad ones, same principle. Great video, thanks!

We all are Mike, i think it make us feel good to know we are not alone on the way, and the reason your videos are so successful, not just in views but in the impact it creates on us ❤ ❤

I've been trying to implement this in my house for years and so far my main obsticle has been the rest of the family... Most of my work is translating these ideas to them, but mostly those who aren't on the same page resist change, think I'm being to harsh and and "not fun". I don't blame them, mostly I blame myself for not being better at choosing the healthier option in the fridge. I do think however that we could all benefit from doing this. Just not buying stuff that we have low resistence to - away from the eye is away from the mouth so to speak. In fact I've come to think that the only real device that I can't "eliminate" is my smartphone even though it often disrupts my attention, simply because I depend on it too much.

yeah that is true, change your habits by changing your environment is much better, if I buy sweets I eat it pretty fast, if I have no sweets around I wait for next meal time, or find a fruit. Why make it hard for oneself :D

I don't usually comment on KZfaq videos.. but I must say this is one of the most incredible videos I've seen.. i mean the whole channel is GREAT for someone who wants to improve their life 🥰 great job !! Greetings from France ☺️

This is so true. I actually do this most of the time. If you're feeling motivated, do everything at once. So that when you're already in a "lazy" situation, your crop will be harvested in time :)))

Remember, your phone is included as your immediate environment. For examble, ordering fast food through apps!

Where I would agree it's easier to make good choices when you're environment encourages good choices. People are not always in a position where they can create a healthier choice environment. I am living proof that you can indeed make "Good Choices" when your environment encourages bad choices. Back in 2003 or 2004 not sure which year, I stopped smoking. I lived in a house full of people who not only smoked they had no intention of stopping around me. My Brother in law in fact did everything he could to sabotage my efforts. He would try to get me to light a cigarette up for him in fact strongly suggesting it. With no one to defend my efforts I simply told him to light his own cigarette. He even admitted he was trying to sabotage my efforts. What it boiled down to for me in situations that I decided to make healthy choices in environments that don't support my choices was to. No1. Forgive myself if I mess up. Don't dwell on my mistake or use it as a excuse to give up. instead I would use it as a learning tool . From what I would learn I would develop tools for me to keep from messing up again. More often than not this would be mental tools, or tools take my mind off the undesired behavior. 2. When ending one habit I would develop new heather habits to replace them. I would try to pick habits I enjoy that fit my personality. 3 I would constantly remind myself why I'm making this change. Writing it down and placing it in areas in my home or ways to take it with me would help. What was the habit I developed to help me stop smoking in this environment. I started sucking on vitamin C lozenges and taking the wrapping from the lozenges folding it in a way to make a type of paper chain with it. As the chain grew longer I would realize how well I"m doing. My goal became to make that chain grow longer until I no longer needed the assistance of the lozenges. Before you ask, yes my Brother in law try to sabotage that by saying that I'm just getting addicted to these vitamin C lozenges and the sugar is bad for me I won't be able to break away from them. I choose not to listen to him. After all why would I take advice from someone who. no.1 just wants to see me fail, no 2. has more bad habits than I do. Yes, when in an environment that doesn't support your healthy choices sometimes you need to create a system that does and focus on it.

Your videos are to the point. A bit long, but you explain the cause n solution to the problem. Awesome! Thank you for your time and great quality of content!

These videos are useful. All the ones I've watched so far can apply to me. Thanks for making them!

Im addicted to bettering myself & to this channel :D

Love your story and animation! Great video! :)

This is so true! Thank you for help me out!

Totally agree. Im planning on making positive suggestion notes for myself so ill avoid being sad by the end of the day. :)

I lost my remote trying this...

But in today's time people will prefer bringing TV remote from another room instead of reading the book which is there on couch.

Watched this with my kids. Very helpful. Thank you! After watching they asked me to subscribe to your channel. That is a good sign! Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

This changed my perspective! Thank you so much! 😁

I’m trying to eat healthy and cut down on sugar and processed food, but my mom keeps buying sweets and spreading them in the house. I was fine till she started buying my favorites too, I just couldn’t resist😔

I wish I could limit the amount of bad food in my house. But its difficult when you live with other people who aren't trying to be conscious about what they are eating.

I like your videos a lot, I tried some of the tips myself and they made my life easier. I can imagine that limiting temptions might be a solution in some cases, but what you suggest here can also lead to some kind of eating disorder: next time Mike buys the cookie, he will eat the whole box in 5 minutes, then feel ashamed for failing and buys more cookies and this goes on. And this time it will be harder to end this circle.

Optimizing environment is a great idea! In addition optimizing social influences can make a big difference as well as your habits are probably affected by people you surround with all the time.

I'd get in the car and drive the 2 miles for the soda. Not giving up so easily!

Wow, such a good video! Can’t believe you only have 33k subscribers.

All your videos are so nice to watch, easy to understand and so relevant ! I'm happy to have find your channel ! I buy you a coffee :)

This is great information, but I think that once the new habit is firmly in place, it becomes much easier to ignore the temptations. We do have willpower, but apparently it is finite and that is the issue here. Plus there are situations when one can't control one's immediate environment and success is still possible. None-the-less, this information is really helpful to me in working on forming new habits, so thanks!

Hey man, good channel, but you should reference where you got this knowledge. I would assume it was from Atomic Habits by James Clear, but if it is another source i'd like to know! (And im sure others would too :) )

Thank you sir for your advice but i want to ask something that there are still somethings which we can't hide as we need them but at the same time they are dangerous as well... As for me, I'm a Science Student and my education is incomplete without mobile phone but at the same time, I get distracted from studies and start munching on mobile.... What to be done? Please help

each one of your videos is as good as a whole self help book , you're awesome plz keep it up

Thankyou it's helpful and you explained it in a practical way very well !

This content is borrowed from Atomic Habits book by James Clear

I've been trying to start reading daily, but I made a huge mistake. I bought myself Kindle Unlimited. It may seems like a good start, but it's not. When I have some free time, I must reach for my phone. And then I have a choice: read book or play some stupid games. I've tried to remove games, but reinstalling them is extremely easy.

I found this video very helpful. You keep inspiring and teaching me. Thank you 🤗

Great video, it is really helping me! I believe soon I will be able to resume making videos for my channel, since I just stopped filming in February and was finding it really hard to come back. I also want to exercise again and eat healthier.

I actually love Brokkoli so much. 💖❤️🥦

But when you're an adult, you can just hop in the car and drive to a gas station and buy whatever you want when your willpower runs out.

YES! this is THE first step of ALL self-development!

when it came to abandoning unhealthy drinks for me it was just about finding a proper alternative, not getting rid of the unhealthy alternative. i first drank cola a lot, then i abandoned it over protein drinks and cacao, as i was pretty underweight. that helped stabilize my weight and made it possible to increase it. then i had to abandon drinking cacao which was the only thing i drank after that, then i switched to water. i could not drink water before because the ugly taste of cola stuck in the mouth ruined it. now i enjoy it more, and helps emphasize the taste of good meals instead. each time i switched out an unhealthy drink, that unhealthy drink stayed in my fridge for more than a week. never tempted to start drinking it again. what really mattered to me was whether or not i could take a few sips over several hours without the drink turning bad, like milk and juice would do. i also have a ridiculous long list of things i am allergic to, so lots of juice, tea, whatever has something plant based in them made me physically sick. it took several years before i came back to the most natural drink of them all, water. i drink nothing else than water, for a week now, and i have no second thoughts about it and no wish to start drinking something else. it just works the way i want it, does not matter if other unhealthy drinks work the same way. i can figure out whats best, no need for willpower. it just has to not get in the way of what i am currently doing, demanding too many refills or getting spoiled if i do not drink it fast enough. thats the real curse imo

“When scientists analyze people who appear to have tremendous amounts of self-control it turns out those individuals are not different than you. Instead the evidence said that discipline people are better at optimizing their enviroment...” That’s being better than me! That’s why I always find this theory so flawed or at least impractical

I'll crush the biscuits in to the trash can and eat those vegetables like It's the last time I could have them.

Thanks for your time and effort

Hi there! I've discovered your channel a few weeks ago, and it's great, thank you, I find so many of your videos really really helpful. Hope you continue!!! In a different video, at the end, you asked for some input on ideas....so, my proposal for a topic would be time management. I think you're advice to sleep as much as the body needs is great, however, in my case that leaves me almost no time to do the things I want to do (two small kids). How can I "create more time"? About the sleep time, I'm currently trying out sleeping on a earthing/grounding, as it seems the body can enter deep sleep for longer periods of time, and many people report feeling more rested (so far I like it a lot)

*If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars? @*

Very helpful and inspiring. My favorite part is that the videos are short and to the point. Thank you

Very nicely crafted video. Thanks

I loved this video!! Thanks 😊 Your channel helped me too much! 😊

This was great. I'm going to take some of these tips .Now im hoping Mike gets that dislocated shoulder under control.

This video is very helpful! I found that once I started surrounding myself with marijuana, it was a lot easier to keep myself high every hour of every day. Thank you!

Its so obvious that most people don't see it. Example: I couldn't quit smoking by always hanging out with people who still smoked. They just blew the smoke in my face and said, "You'll fail, everyone does". You gotta change your environment! !

Thanks for the amazing video loved it!

Thank you soo much for these beneficial videos 🙏🏻

Thank you for telling this....your the best😍

This is an amazingly inspirational video!!

Getting rid of the temptation also takes a lot of willpower. In order to break my gaming habit I had to delete all my games and throw away all of my old CDs. It brought tears to my eyes to throw them away. Since then I've gotten a promotion, started a side hustle, and started taking online tutorials. Definitely worth the effort

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing the video :)

Thank you for your phenomenal video!

This one in particular is very helpful.

Amazing video. How simply u explained that think luv it. Keep it up

I find this video very helpful with my game addiction, thank a lot

thank you so much, your video makes people to be better than every day

Moral: Stay away from Temptations.

So helpful, thanks very much👍