Harajuku

Sometimes quotes hit you:

For a long time, I’ve known that the key to getting started down the path of being remarkable in anything is to simply act with the intention of being remarkable.

source: https://tim.blog/2024/02/09/harajuku-moment/

Harajuku:

a sudden, often painful epiphany that flips a goal from a nice-to-have into a must-have

Once you have made the mental switch (aka motivation, decisions, reframing), the thing becomes so easy - but it takes the mental reset to work

Some key ideas (from Claude):

• Tracking beats expertise. Consistent measurement of almost anything (even an imperfect metric) creates awareness that drives behavior change, often outperforming advice from world-class trainers. Fowler used calorie estimates, a heart-rate monitor, and a one-week meal template he repeated rather than counting meticulously.
• "Directionally right" is good enough. Obsessing over precise data is demotivating; rough numbers that point the right way are enough to make big progress, especially when the change needed is large.
• One decision can remove a thousand. Fowler's repeatable meal plan meant he didn't have to make food choices daily — a single setup eliminated countless future decisions.