As with physical training, fixating on the desired end state is a recipe for disaster. Instead, we must fixate on the boring, slow, consistently repeated action

As with physical training, fixating on the desired end state is a recipe for disaster. Instead, we must fixate on the boring, slow, consistently repeated actions that drive in our desired direction. Athletic prowess and six-pack abs don't feel how one might suppose: they feel like a couple hours per day slogging it out on the rowing machine or stationary bike and then hitting the weights and stretching for a bit; and they feel like eating sardines and vegetables within a limited daily window. (These are examples of many possibilities, of course.) Engage with the struggle and trust the process.