by Jeff Clark, MD | Nov 2, 2020 | Baby Steps, Mindfulness
A single breath is almost meaningless. If you somehow skipped it, your body would adapt. The sheer quantity of other breaths overwhelms the value of any single inhalation. And yet there is immense power in taking the time to slow down and carefully observe yourself...
by Jeff Clark, MD | Sep 21, 2020 | Baby Steps, Do Less, Goals, Vision
Time, energy, and attention are finite. Doing something is a decision not to do something else. You may be stretched too thin to reach all your goals. Try doing less. You can choose to be just “good enough” at most tasks so that you can be exceptional at...
by Jeff Clark, MD | Sep 14, 2020 | Ambivalence, Baby Steps, Goals
Last week, I wrote about two different types of goals: outcome goals (where the focus is on achieving a specific outcome), and process goals (which we use to create behavioral change). We fail at our process goals all the time. Need an example? It’s September. How’s...
by Jeff Clark, MD | Sep 1, 2020 | Baby Steps, Goals
It’s much smaller than you think. Do something consistently and you will eventually create something remarkable.
by Jeff Clark, MD | Aug 25, 2020 | Ambivalence, Baby Steps, Goals, Learning Theory, Motivational Interviewing
Why is it so hard to change? Because we experience ambivalence and struggle to learn. Ambivalence means that we feel two ways. We have reasons to change and reasons to stay the same. And even when we feel perfectly motivated in one moment, a slight change can remind...
