Remember how Ulysses had his crew tie him to the mast so he could hear the Siren’s song without steering the ship and his crew toward imminent death? This episode is about that - developing a commitment device - a choice you make in the present that locks in better behavior in the future. We thought about this a lot, and decided some of our own solutions were less drastic than tying ourselves to the mast of a large boat.
While commitments can be hard to keep, rest assured that you can find ways to enjoy your new commitments and behaviors with the use of strategic and immediate gratification. Sounds too good to be real? Well yeah - we are using Greek mythology as a metaphor.
The content of our book club segment is derived from chapters 14 & 15 of “Atomic Habits” written by James Clear.
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Intro & closing music by the Rhetorician: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AMZup7bCBE6kW6cEtmMNf?si=AAiy-E9HQpe1gFGv1cEKgQ
