LEARNING WHAT CAUSES YOUR MOODS
“your mood is physical. the reasons you invent are usually wrong.”
The Lesson
Here's a life hack: whenever your mood changes-good, bad, sleepy, excited, nervous-ask what you did physically in the last 8 hours. Did you eat right? Sleep well? Exercise? Drink alcohol last night? You'll discover your moods mostly track physical inputs, not the situations you think are causing them. You feel bad and blame your nemesis, your spouse, your job. But actually you slept poorly and skipped exercise. Your body sets the mood, then your brain invents a reason. Track this long enough and you'll realize mood management is mostly physical management.
Real-World Example
A founder has a terrible morning-irritable, pessimistic about the business, dreading every meeting. They're about to send a frustrated email to their co-founder. They pause: what did they do in the last 8 hours? Stayed up until 2am, skipped breakfast, no exercise in 3 days. They eat something, take a walk, and reassess. The email doesn't get sent. The business problems seem manageable. Nothing changed except the physical inputs. The 'reasons' for the bad mood were invented.
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