Constant

I've always thought about this.

Having a constant in life is crucial to keep us motivated.

My constant has always been fitness and I noticed a trend then when I let myself become lazy from working out, which essentially makes me lose my 'constant', I become a wreck physically and emotionally as well in other areas of my life.

I had a perfect streak for my fitness this year, consistently getting 4x and even 5x per week of gym sessions over several weeks, as recorded on my Strength app. And the end of the year I had some sudden emotional downturn due to a struggle with my career direction and suddenly I just lost the motivation to work out too and that anhedonia somehow just spilled over into my life not wanting to do anything at all.

A lot of it is in my head, and the moment I managed to drag myself out of that hole, I became good again. It's like this 'constant' of mine is a measure of my current state of wellbeing in life.

I changed to wake up in the morning and do workouts first thing early in the morning. 'Eat the Frog' concept as they call it, to do the most challenging task first thing in the day. It has been a wonderful change for me, after the first few days which were really a drag.

If there is anything you're not happy with, find a way to make a change. The only constant is change.