Happiness

Take 60 seconds every waking hour to move—stretch, breathe, walk. It keeps your body energized and your mind clear. That adds up to 2 hours of exercise a week. No sweat, all benefit—for your whole being.

Imperfect Is My New Mantra for 2026

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Imperfect is my new mantra.

What if everything was imperfect?
Because it is.

There is no such thing as perfection. It doesn’t exist in writing, in business, in relationships, or in life. Once you accept that—really accept it—you can get an amazing amount of work done. That email you spent 30 minutes going back and forth with ChatGPT? Done in five. Just yesterday I fired one off to a doctor’s office and got my answer. Total time: five minutes versus a half hour.

Perfection is seductive. It sounds responsible. It sounds thoughtful. It sounds professional. But most of the time, it’s just procrastination dressed up as virtue. You could spend 365 days preparing your next email, refining a post, or “thinking through” a decision—and no matter how long you wait, it still won’t be perfect.

That realization is freeing and allows you to move at lightning speed.

Two great lines say it better than I ever could:
Voltaire: Perfect is the enemy of good.
George S. Patton: A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

When I look back honestly at my own life, I can count on one hand the times I truly went off half-cocked and regretted acting too quickly. Those moments exist—but they’re rare. What I can’t count are the times I put things off for days, weeks, or longer, convincing myself I was perfecting them. Tweaking. Refining. Waiting for the right moment.

Winner move fast, imperfectly, to win the game of life.

Most of those things either didn’t matter as much as I thought, or would have benefited from being done sooner and imperfectly. Motion creates clarity far more reliably than contemplation ever does.

This is an argument against paralysis. Against confusing preparation with progress.

So for 2026, the rule is simple: less perfect, more done. Imperfect is not a flaw—it’s a virtue.

PS: Some will see your first draft as more perfect than your last—and definitely more you and more real than the one with 100 paragraph breaks and emojis.
Sorry, ChatGPT.

Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail — and How to Do It Right

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It’s New Year’s. What’s the easiest thing you can do? Let’s start there.

Take vitamin C and vitamin D3.
Vitamin D3 probably does more for your immune system, but vitamin C has the added benefit of helping your body make collagen. So make that a habit. How hard is that?

Then start small with movement.
Do a few push-ups. I don’t care how many. Touch your toes a few times. Just get in motion and build on it.

This is basic physics. Isaac Newton: an object in motion stays in motion.
So get in motion. Start something. Then incrementally build on it.

Where people fail is going for the big enchilada all at once.
“Zero to five miles a day.”
You don’t make it. And worse—you lose confidence because you didn’t do what you said you’d do.

What does work is incremental progress.

When I first started jogging, it was literally:
Can I make it to the first telephone pole?
Then the second.
Then two poles and a mailbox.
Then two blocks.
Then half a mile.
Then a mile.
Eventually, five miles a day.

It worked because it was incremental.

That’s my recommendation: incremental progress.
You’ll feel good. You’ll be proud of yourself. And you’ll actually succeed.

This goes against most advice. People say, “Shoot for the moon.”
I say, let’s go with physics and reality. Start small and build.

If the worst thing that happens is you do 10 push-ups a day for the rest of your life, that’s not a bad outcome.

P.S. I had to start all over again not that long ago. I couldn’t do a single push-up. Now I’m up to 50.

Incremental progress.
Let’s do New Year’s right.

Give Me One Minute, I’ll Give You the World

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What if you could just do something for one minute a few times an hour that would change your life? It’s that simple, and I’m going to prove it to you.

First, let me share a little secret: I’ve managed to stay fit and healthy by being lazy. My friends used to make fun of me for my quick gym visits. They’d say, “John, I was at the gym an hour before you. You came in, gave air kisses to three girls, worked out for 10 minutes, and left, while I spent a total of 1.5 hours here.” But guess what? I look great, and they don’t. Why? Because while they dread going to the gym for an hour, I go every day for just 10 minutes. It’s easy to go every day when it’s only for 10 minutes!

Now, let’s take this practice to an extreme. Consider Jack LaLanne, the father of exercise, who started the first gym in 1939. Back then, he gave women a series of simple home exercises. What if we went back to the future and did simple things all day long?

I recently went to physical therapy for my neck and started doing small exercises here and there. My posture improved, my range of motion increased, and it turns out we can burn between 3 and 10 calories a minute depending on the activity. So let’s settle on 5 calories a minute for simplicity. If you’re awake for 16 hours a day and do something for just one minute every 20 minutes, that’s 48 times a day. Multiply that by 7 days a week, and you’re burning an extra 1,680 calories a week, which translates to around 2 pounds of weight loss a month or 25 pounds a year. Plus, you’ll be more flexible, feel younger, and be in less pain.

Who wants to join me?

What about success? What if you made that one important phone call that only takes a minute? You know the one you have been avoiding for 3 weeks, while you were busy organizing your files. What if you took another 5 minutes each day to do the most important things you need to do? Most of those calls will go to voicemail, taking just 30 seconds. Send a text, comment on Instagram—each of these actions could change your life, and they all take less than a minute.

One minute is all you need to say no to temptations. I used to take clients to lunch every day at the best restaurants in New York. My mind might have been thinking vodka gimlet, fillet mignon and a chocolate mousse pie for dessert, but the words that came out of my mouth were broiled fish and salad and club soda with lime. Sure I wanted to call the waiter back and change my order, but that feeling passed. That afternoon I’d feel great while jogging 5 miles. We buried many a salesman who spent the afternoon at the infamous Palm Restaurant in New York drinking their way to cirrhosis of the liver. Just a few seconds of self discipline helped me navigate decades of taking people to lunch and not getting fat, drunk or dead.

Ever notice that cravings pass in about five minutes? The initial action only takes a minute. Just get up, stretch, make the call, drink water. There are endless things you can do in less than a minute that will change your life. I’m not asking you to go to the gym or walk 10,000 steps. I’m only asking for one minute here and there, and it will add up.

Here’s a math test: What’s longer, one minute three times each waking hour or 30 minutes of exercise? Duh—assuming you’re awake 16 hours a day, that’s 48 minutes versus 30 minutes. This is the lazy person’s way, my way, to stay healthy, happy, and wealthy.

One last test: What’s more effective, 30 minutes of meditation in the morning followed by 17 hours of endless mind chatter, or a peaceful, reflective day where you let go of negative thoughts and reactions? I live my life in peace. The average person thinks 60,000 to 80,000 thoughts a day, mostly negative and repetitive. That’s no way to live. Start by giving me just one minute, and we can change our lives together.

Now, if I can just take a minute to figure out how to open up the comments so I can get comments and we can have more fun.

Procrastination: A Doctor who has written 7 books knows nothing about it.

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I’m listening to all these experts, and it’s clear—they don’t have a procrastination bone in their bodies. They are doctors. They got through medical school, authored multiple books. They dont have a single procrastination bone in their body. You need to hear from someone who truly understands the struggle—someone like a crack addict, the ultimate dopamine seeker, who knows nothing about postponing pleasure to get something done.

Now, crack was after my time. I stopped using drugs in 1980, 44 years ago, long before crack and even before Richard Pryor’s infamous freebasing accident. So, I’m as close as you’re going to get to an expert.

From the Lowest of the Low to Success

How did I go from the lowest point to becoming extremely successful, making nearly a million dollars a year in commissions, and running a $30 million-a-year company? I also ran for Congress—both the United States Congress and subsequently the New Jersey Congress. I transmitted the first PDF advertisement to Time Magazine after contributing to the world wide PDF standards. Then I founded and managed a non-surgical cosmetic office that has delivered over 20,000 successful treatments and has become an international destination with patients flying in weekly.

I could go on, but I find people who boast about their accomplishments boring and in need of a shrink. Just know that I was the lowest form of life and reached reasonable levels of success. Now, let’s segue into what worked for me and, more importantly, what can work for you.

What Works for You?

Assuming you’ve managed to prepare or order a meal and aren’t sitting in your own mess, you have some level of motivation to get things done. Maybe your dishes are piled to the ceiling, but at least you made a meal or ordered one.

I’m pondering this today because, after listening to all the experts—doctors, best-selling authors—I’ve heard a few good ideas but nothing close to an aha moment. So, it’s time for me to tackle this topic.

Let’s Get Down to It

  1. Just Get Started: One expert suggested working for five minutes. I agree. For me, during tax season, I didn’t set a time limit. I just promised to start, and an hour flew by. Don’t let fear of failure stop you. It will get done imperfectly, as all things do. Promise yourself one minute or whatever works for you. Just get started.
  2. More on #1 A body in motion tends to stay in motion. Its a universal law that applies to us as well.
  3. Good Procrastination for Energy: Huh? Sometimes, I clean or clear clutter to open up space and get started. Clearing clutter can release energy, but you know when it crosses the line into procrastination. This isnt the time to vacuum the whole house.
  4. Clear Your Desk: Put papers into one pile, Apps like Getting Things Done or Things recommend just clearing the desk and making a pile without sorting or reading each paper. Open space and eliminate distractions.
  5. Time of Day: Identify when you’re most productive. Telling someone when to do something is idiotic. You might be most productive at 6 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 8 pm, or 10 pm. Study yourself—this is my number one rule for life.
  6. Study Yourself Again: When are you successful at getting things done versus procrastinating? Is it after your second cup of coffee at 8 am or 10 am? Is it when you’ve had protein and fat for breakfast? For me, eggs work best—they provide all the amino acids, fatty acids and choline for the brain.
  7. Don’t Waste Your Most Productive Time: Do the hardest mental tasks when you have your best energy. Don’t clean the house during your magic hours of productivity. That’s a rote task you can do anytime.
  8. Understand Your Task: I’m addressing people procrastinating on mental tasks that require research and trial and error. If you’re procrastinating on physical cleaning, the rules might be different. You might want to reverse the rules and do a little paperwork to break up house cleaning.
  9. Celebrate Your Successes: There’s a book called The One Minute Manager that suggests catching even the worst worker doing something right and congratulating them. If you’re treating yourself as the “worst worker” or procrastinator, celebrate your successes. Notice what led to the moment when you started on your taxes. Was it after a good meal? How long after eating? What supplements did you take?
  10. Different Forms of Procrastination: Eustress is good stress, coined by Hans Selye in 1976. I’m inventing “eu-procrastination”—Good procrastination.
  11. Euprocrastination (Good Procrastination):
    • A 5-minute exercise break.
    • A 5-minute cleaning break.
    • A 5-minute clutter clearing break.
    • A 5-minute walk.
    • 5 minutes of stretching.
    • 5 minutes of meditating.
    • 5 minutes of visualizing how good you’ll feel when it’s done.
    • A 5-minute break for water or a protein-based snack.
    • A 5-minute important phone call with a timer.
    • 5 minutes of “task changing.”
  1. Task Changing: You have to do your taxes, but you also need to schedule your yearly physical, send out a client invoice, and call your mother-in-law. Bringing a number 2 priority item to the forefront isn’t the end of the world. For some, it helps you get the hard task done. For others, it might lead you down a rabbit hole.
  2. Avoid Rabbit Holes: You know when you’re going down a rabbit hole. Don’t use replying to emails or Facebook comments as an excuse to procrastinate. Be aware of what you’re doing and stay focused.
  3. Study Yourself: Did I say that already? Repeat it. No one knows you better than you. We can all offer suggestions, but only you know what works for you and what you might still be hiding.

Final Thoughts

If you take nothing else away, remember to study yourself and be aware. You are the expert on you. Recognize what leads to procrastination and what leads to productivity. Great suggestions are everywhere, but only you can determine which ones apply to you.

Unless you have Tinker Bell, Jiminy Cricket, or Kazoo from the Flintstones, sitting on your shoulder, no one knows exactly what you’re doing except for you. I may be repeating myself, but it’s important to remember. This might lead to our next blog. Dont ask anyone about something specific. No one was there.

Why Don’t We Like Ourselves?

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(And Why We’re So Much Nicer to Everyone Else)

Ever notice how easy it is to compliment someone else but almost impossible to do the same for yourself? You tell your friends they look great, reassure them when they make mistakes, even remind them to take it easy. But when it comes to you, the kindness evaporates.

Most people are far more loving, forgiving, and gentle with others than they are with themselves. Why is that? Why do we treat everyone else as worthy of compassion but see our own flaws as proof of failure?

Thousands of years ago, belonging to the tribe meant survival. Being rejected meant death. So our brains evolved to obsess over approval. Regions like the amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex monitor constantly for signs of disapproval or rejection. Self-criticism was a way of staying safe—hurt yourself before the group hurts you. It worked when survival depended on conformity, but today it’s just outdated programming.

The human brain is a world-class threat detector and a terrible happiness manager. Psychologists call it the negativity bias—our tendency to dwell on mistakes and ignore successes. In one landmark study (Baumeister et al., Review of General Psychology, 2001), researchers found that negative experiences have three to five times the impact of positive ones. That’s why ten compliments disappear the moment someone says one unkind thing. Your brain isn’t cruel—it’s protective. It’s just stuck on an ancient software update.

Dr. Kristin Neff at the University of Texas has shown that most people mistake self-compassion for weakness. They think being hard on themselves builds strength or discipline. The data says otherwise. Her research shows that self-compassionate people are more motivated, bounce back faster from setbacks, have lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels, and report greater happiness and connection. Her definition is simple and life-changing: “Treat yourself with the same kindness and understanding that you would offer to a friend.”
(Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself)

In the West, we grow up marinated in messages of performance and comparison: “Do better.” “Be the best.” “Never settle.” That might produce success—but often at the cost of peace. We internalize the idea that love and worth must be earned, and anything less than perfection is failure. Eastern traditions like Buddhism or Taoism offer the opposite lesson: growth through awareness, not punishment.

Science gives us another clue. Our brains contain mirror neurons—cells that make us feel what others feel. When a friend suffers, we literally experience their pain. But we can’t see ourselves from the outside, so the same empathy system doesn’t activate automatically. It’s easier to say, “You deserve a break,” than to believe it. Unless we train the brain to turn that empathy inward, it stays outward-only.

Therapist Richard Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems therapy, describes the inner critic as a protector part—a voice that learned to keep you safe by pointing out danger, failure, or rejection before anyone else could. That voice isn’t evil—it’s outdated protection. You can start changing it by acknowledging it: “I know you’re trying to help me do better—but I’m safe now. You can rest.” Ironically, gratitude softens the critic faster than combat.

There are ways to retrain the brain. Studies from the University of Wisconsin (Lutz et al., PLoS Biology, 2008) found that loving-kindness meditation strengthens brain areas responsible for empathy and emotional balance. It literally rewires your compassion circuits. Another approach is self-compassion journaling. Dr. Neff’s framework is simple: 1) Mindfulness—“This is hard.” 2) Common Humanity—“Everyone struggles sometimes.” 3) Self-Kindness—“May I be gentle with myself right now.” These lines might sound small, but they can change your entire internal language.

Even the way you speak to yourself matters. Using “you” instead of “I” (“You’re doing your best,” “You’ll figure this out”) activates empathy circuits. It’s not cheesy—it’s neuroscience.

Maybe we don’t like ourselves because we never learned how. Think about the line: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” We quote it often—but maybe that’s the problem. We skipped the second part. If you’ve spent decades being your own worst critic, it takes practice to become your own ally. But here’s the truth: you can’t pour from an empty cup. You can’t truly love others while resenting yourself.

So next time that harsh inner voice shows up, remember—it’s just an echo from an old survival strategy. You don’t have to believe it anymore.

Written by John Aslanian, founder of Precision Aesthetics and author of “Free Health and Beauty Secrets: Dumbing It Down.”

How Many People Live in the Apartment Building in Your Mind?

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Here’s a different way to look at it.

Inside your mind is a massive apartment complex — hundreds, maybe thousands of rooms. If the average person has around 80,000 thoughts a day, that’s a lot of traffic moving through your mental building.

Now ask yourself:
Who are you renting those rooms to?

Old grudges?
People you don’t like?
Arguments from ten years ago?
Regrets that should’ve been evicted a long time ago?

If you picture your brain as even a simple 50-unit condo building, you start to see the absurdity of it. Would you hand over one of your units — your actual space — to the bad investment you made? To the friend who betrayed you? To the mistake you already learned from?

I stopped doing it. In my building, the doors have double locks. I don’t rent to ideas, memories, or people who make me angry or sad. This is my residence. Why let anything live there that drags me down?

It’s a daily, watchful exercise — but like anything, you get good at it.
Some days you use the Sedona Method.
Some days you simply let the thought pass.
Some days you perform a clean eviction.

But the point is the same: you choose your tenants.

The happiest people aren’t free of problems. They’re just better landlords. They only rent rooms to thoughts, people, and memories that deserve to live there.

Treat your mind like the most valuable property you’ll ever own — because it is. Way more important than that multimillion dollar 20 unit building you just bought. What good is it, if you walk around all day unhappy?

The Golden Retriever Approach: Another Distinction on Rapport

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In my journey of understanding rapport, I’ve often seen myself as a golden retriever. I get so happy and excited to see a friend that I run to them, jump on them, and smother them with enthusiasm before even checking in to see how they’re doing. This approach, while full of love and energy, can sometimes be overwhelming and not quite what the other person needs in the moment.

A memorable instance of this happened with my dear friend Dr. Oz Garcia. I eagerly approached him with my usual exuberance, only to realize he was in the middle of a session with a client. Whoops! It was a clear reminder that my energy needed to be more attuned to the situation.

This idea was beautifully expanded upon in a conversation with Fernando Valencia. He said, “Great, let’s go with your golden retriever analogy. Imagine you’re with a sad person. Sure, the overactive dog might get a half-baked smile, but what if the dog gently placed its head on that person’s lap and waited? As the person feels a little better, perhaps they might be ready to come out and play.”

This simple yet profound image stayed with me. It highlighted the power of matching energy and being present at the other person’s pace.

In a serendipitous twist, Judy Katz, a renowned writer, shared with me a manuscript of her upcoming book, Galaxy: Lessons Learned from a Canine Hero. This touching story is about a severely abused bulldog who became an extraordinary therapy dog. One of his greatest healing moments involved a deeply wounded veteran who isolated himself in a dark room. The bulldog, sensing the veteran’s pain, didn’t nudge or seek attention. Instead, he just placed his head on the veteran’s lap, patiently waiting. Over time, this gentle presence led to the veteran inviting the dog in, and eventually, it helped him heal.

This story encapsulates the essence of meeting someone at their emotional level. Sometimes, it’s about being there quietly, offering comfort through your presence, and waiting until they’re ready to engage.

Final Thoughts

The lessons from these experiences and stories show that caring alone isn’t enough. Listening alone isn’t enough. Even love, in its most exuberant form, isn’t always enough. True rapport and connection come from making the other person feel seen, felt, heard, and understood. These are four distinct aspects, each deserving deep exploration and practice.

If you’re eager to delve deeper into these nuances and learn how to build meaningful connections, I highly recommend exploring the teachings from Unblinded and keeping an eye out for Judy Katz’s upcoming book, Galaxy: Lessons Learned from a Canine Hero. When it’s released, grab a copy – and if it doesn’t move you to tears, I’ll personally refund your money.

Remember, building real rapport often means slowing down, matching their energy, and being a comforting presence. It’s a practice that, when mastered, creates magical and transformative connections.

Osho. The Best Wisdom you will ever read

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How could I forget him? For those who have heard about him, he gets a bad rap. Some call him the sex guru. I heard his retreats are free-sex romps. I don’t know; I have never been. I disagree with his free-sex advice. But what he says is stunning, and he never wrote a book. All of the books are his speeches that people transcribed into books. They couldnt have been written more perfectly. It makes me wonder if his genius was channelled. I have never read words so perfectly put together with great effort, let alone in extemporaneous speech.


The reason he included sex in his retreats was because he believed Westerners had no idea what bliss is, with the only exception being orgasm. His goal was to teach us how to get to bliss. But reading what he said is so profound. He never wrote a book because he believed that if you are following anyone, you are already off the path. As you know, all religions are entirely narcissistic, and the leaders are often fraught with scandals. I am just suggesting that you read some of his extremely profound statements.

The fact that he never wrote a book speaks to the unique honesty in what he was teaching. No other spiritual or religious leader ever said, Don’t follow me, don’t praise me, follow yourself.

A tiny sampling.
“The greatest fear in the world is the opinion of others, and the moment you are unafraid of the crowd, you are no longer a sheep. You become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.”

“Listen to your being. It is continuously giving you hints; it is a still, small voice. It does not shout at you, that is true. And if you are a little silent you will start feeling your way. Be the person you are. Never try to be another, and you will become mature. Maturity is accepting the responsibility of being oneself, whatsoever the cost.”

“Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.”

“Life begins where fear ends.”

“The moment you start seeing life as non-serious, a playfulness, all the burden on your heart disappears. All the fear of death, of life, of love – everything disappears.”

These quotes reflect Osho’s emphasis on individual freedom, self-awareness, and the exploration of one’s true nature beyond societal conditioning.
He represented a real danger to society and organized religion. I can easily see why he probably was eliminated. He was jailed just long enough for a specific poison to be undetected in his autopsy. Makes sense to me. Everything I read that he said makes sense to.I have to put more here. Each one is magical.


“Truth is not to be found outside. No teacher, no scripture can give it to you. It is inside you and if you wish to attain it, seek your own company. Be with yourself. ”


“The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.”


“Be — don’t try to become”


“Life in itself has no meaning. Life is an opportunity to create meaning.”


“The great appeal of drugs in the West is only because the West has succeeded in destroying the right hemisphere completely because of compulsory education.” I agree 100%. Look at all of the geniuses who dropped out.


“Everybody is born creative, but very few people remain creative.”


“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.”


“Be realistic: Plan for a miracle”


“Intelligence is dangerous. Intelligence means you will start thinking on your own; you will start looking around on your own. You will not believe in the scriptures; you will believe only in your own experience.” hmm do you think they killed him?


“The less people know, the more stubbornly they know it.” I know a few of those people


“Courage Is a Love Affair with the Unknown”. Exactly


“A certain darkness is needed to see the stars.” even better than it is always darkest before the dawn

Getting Started is Simple Physics

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I can’t tell you how many things I’ve read about getting started on tasks. In fact, I was just reading yet another article that proposed the usual BS: breaking tasks into smaller parts and other hints we’ve all heard so often that if they actually worked, I wouldn’t be reading yet another article on the topic—nor would you. Maybe the solution is a lot simpler and staring us right in the face.

I would bet real money you’ve experienced this phenomenon. It’s a fact, no different than gravity. But let’s not only use it but embrace it on every level. It’s simple physics.

What if it’s truly that simple? It’s true in the universe. Ask yourself: How many times have you said, “I’ll just put this one thing away,” and 15 minutes later, you’ve embarked on cleaning the whole room? How many times have you procrastinated doing your taxes, week after week? Finally said you began downloading some 1099s, and then realized you were all done and just needed to send them to the accountant? How many times have you said you’d just walk one block and found yourself walking a mile? How many times have you said you’d give up sugar, alcohol, or whatever for just one day, and it became a week or even a lifetime habit? “A body in motion tends to stay in motion” 

In fact, that’s what AA is based on. Life is a lot simpler than we make it out to be. By the way, guess what all the books on habits are based on? It’s all the same: do it once or for a few moments, and you’re often off to the races.

But don’t forget another part of the first law: a body at rest will tend to stay at rest. Or closer to how it’s written: Newton’s First Law of Motion states that a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. This law is also known as the law of inertia.

So, you have to apply a disproportionate amount of force to get back in motion.

Have you also noticed how many of your 5-minute breaks turned into an hour? Talking to the guys here (I know you’re the gamers)—you took a break after working for an hour or a few hours (probably because you’re working from home), then decided to play one video game, and it turned into three or four? Or what about turning on the TV to catch up on the news, only to hear something designed to trigger you, and you just had to share it with a friend? (Okay, that one applies to all the myriad sexes.)

But don’t take my word for it. I’m merely asking you to look back on your life, even the past few weeks, months, or years, and ask if Newton’s Law applies to you. How many times have you gotten started on something difficult simply because you started—aka got in motion? I think it’s that simple. It applies to cleaning, decluttering, working on difficult things, and even the creative process. I’m pretty sure creatives are told to just start throwing out random ideas, thoughts, or paintings to see what evolves. Let me know with a comment.

PS: My previous idea a few posts ago was to do something for just one minute. That worked for me. My posture is almost perfect—better than it was even going back to my twenties. All I do is, for a moment—not even a minute—apply what the physical therapist taught me: stick your chest out and up a bit to open up your chest and relieve your back. The chest is where we get tight, and that rounds our shoulders. I often look to the right and left, up to 90%. That range of motion has also improved. I often grab the door frame to open up my shoulders, and on and on.

The point is, as in that post, even adding up one minute a day here and there—or, God forbid, a few times every hour (assuming you’re awake 18 hours a day, that’s 54 minutes a day)—I’ve now exceeded the amount of time you work out. And I would bet getting your body in motion all day is probably more beneficial than going to the gym for an hour and being a slug the rest of the day.

Back to the point of this blog—it’s actually a corollary to the one-minute idea. If you want to get something big done that requires sustained action, simply start. Or maybe it doesn’t require sustained action. But be cognizant that all you need is the initial push. Newton’s law is obvious. Does it take more motion to continue watching TV or scrolling on your phone, or does it require a certain amount of push just to get up out of bed or off your chair? It’s almost comical that I’m even posing this question.

Perhaps I need to hook up a pulley with a device to measure how many pounds of force it requires to lift your hopefully not-too-heavy body. So be cognizant of how many pounds of real physical and mental strength it takes to get started. And while you’re at it, how about making a habit of stretching your neck too? Otherwise, X, Z, and the youngest ones are all going to be hunched over, looking like 90-year-olds by the time they’re 40.

Sorry if this is too much information. I still have a functioning brain that brings other good things to mind when I try to convey even the simplest idea. So to recap: just get in motion. Hmm, what would be a good saying for that? Maybe “just do it”? How about “just start doing it”?

I would bet that might catch on. Just start doing it. Just start doing anything. Sure, the new AI, website, or article is going to hit some bumps and require a bit more work, but just start doing it. And if it ends up only being a minute, but you try every hour, that’s 18 minutes a day. And if you weren’t using a stopwatch, I would bet it might turn into an hour.

But one more time: the point of this is just get in motion. Often it’s actually easier to stay in motion.

PS It actually takes energy to stop a body in motion. Chew on that one. What if you became a perpetual motion machine. We have had days like that. We all certainly have had hours like that where we were on what we call “a tear” ripping through and getting an enormous amount of things done.