Linking Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes

The podcast discusses the importance of aligning immediate and long-term outcomes when building good habits and breaking bad ones. It emphasizes that while immediate outcomes of bad habits may be favorable, the long-term consequences are unfavorable. Conversely, the immediate outcomes of good habits may be unfavorable, but the long-term rewards are favorable. The key challenge lies in pulling the long-term consequences of bad habits into the immediate moment, creating a sense of pain that encourages avoidance. Similarly, the long-term rewards of good habits should be experienced in the immediate moment to reinforce the desired identity. By embodying the identity associated with good habits, individuals cast votes and provide evidence for the type of person they want to become.