{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pathological Positivity","title":"Why Don't I Do What I Know? Closing the Gap With Practice – Episode #729","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1494,"description":"Why don't I do what I know? Dr. Paul Jenkins explains why knowing what to do and being programmed to do it are not the same thing, and how to start closing the gap between the two.\n \nWant the framework behind this episode? Get The Positivity Model, free: The Positivity Model.\n \nGet the free Positivity Power Pack, a short minibook, a workbook and guided audios from Dr. Paul: Positivity Power Pack.\n \nDr. Paul points to two forces behind the gap. The first is programming. What feels natural is often simply what you've practiced the most, from your first language to how you handle conflict, disappointment and stress. Those patterns live in neural pathways, the cruise control of the brain. Awareness precedes choice, and just because a thought comes naturally doesn't mean it's the only thought available.\n \nThe second force is the pleasure and pain dynamic. Every choice has a cost, and so does the choice not to act. Using exercise as the example, Dr. Paul shows how avoiding it brings comfort now and sends the bill later. We give extra weight to whatever is happening right now, so postponing pain feels like eliminating it. He shares the story of a client who quit smoking the day an emphysema diagnosis made the cost immediate and personal.\n \nTo change the programming, Dr. Paul describes two ingredients he demonstrates with a scrambled keyboard: a strong enough why, and enough repetitions to build the new pathway. Then he offers a practical way to get moving. Ask what the next physical action is, the next visible, concrete step you can take in the next five minutes. Put your walking shoes by the door. Schedule a conversation. Find the contact information for the class. Movement creates opportunities for adjustment, and the next right thing is usually smaller than the whole thing you're trying to imagine.\n \nThe episode also mentions the Positives platform, where the daily practice takes about three and a half minutes and gives you a rhythm for getting the reps in.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xjmea_5-7GqL7dCfisXwKAiavbDKpi9kEphLW5PiqBU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYjQx/ZDUzYWNlZGJmY2E4/Njc0OTUyODliNzQ5/ZDE1My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}