If you’re blaming yourself for lack of willpower – stop it right now!  When we speak about willpower, we’re talking about your brain making a firm decision to change your behaviour and sticking to it.  That’s a much bigger ask than we think – because your brain doesn’t like change, and will go out of its way to sabotage you! The human brain has an enormous amount of work to do. It has to keep your body running, as well as dealing with all the challenges you throw at it every day. “Habits” are the brain’s way of coping with that enormous workload. Think of an airline pilot: when the plane is cruising at altitude in empty sky, he will put the plane on autopilot so he can do other things. … Read entire article »