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Upper Limit Problem Explained
- Gay Hendricks identifies the "upper limit problem" as an unconscious thermostat that brings you back down when you exceed a comfort level.
- This explains why breakthroughs often trigger self-sabotage like arguments, illness, or overeating.
Worry After A Career High
- Gay describes feeling sudden worry about his daughter right after a professional win at Stanford and realized he sabotaged prolonged good feelings.
- That moment revealed his pattern of creating problems when feeling better than usual.
Ice Cream That Exposed A Pattern
- Gay recounts losing weight then impulsively buying a giant banana split and feeling awful afterward.
- He used food to bring himself back down from a sustained positive state.