Dave and Luke on why we keep doing things we already decided to stop, and a five-step agency reset built on deciding before the moment arrives.
Show Notes & Chapters
Have you ever kept doing something you already decided you wanted to stop?
Dave and Luke look at the distance between what we decide and what we actually do, and what it can tell us about our agency. They unpack why we can feel stuck in compulsive habits even when we know better or no longer enjoy them, and offer a different view of freedom: being able to say no to something you want because you want something else more. Along the way they share a three-question test for a habit that may be eroding your agency, look at what research on limiting mobile internet access says about changing our defaults, and use Odysseus and the Sirens to show why deciding in advance works better than willpower in the moment. They close with a five-step agency reset for spotting your triggers and interrupting a compulsive habit before it runs.