Super skill: Outsmarting your self-sabotage loop
Why this matters today
This is the trap…
You build momentum, you finally feel proud, then your mind quietly offers you a ‘small treat’.
One skipped workout.
One late night.
One scroll session (that turns into an hour).
It’s sabotage disguised as comfort.
What you want instead is growth that sticks.
Reliable performance and calm discipline.
A steady identity you can trust.
Super skill
Today’s super skill is outsmarting the Saboteur and staying 100% committed, without being extreme.
Step 1. Decide 100%, not 99%
Choose one habit for this week. Start with exercise.
Make a clean decision, no wiggle room.
Write one identity line: “I’m someone who trains on schedule”.
Then, very importantly, define the minimum. “Even on busy days, I do 10 minutes.”
This is not intensity. This is removing the daily debate.
Step 2. Pre-plan your breaks
Plan your ‘off’ like an athlete. Put it in the calendar.
Decide what a break is, and what it is not.
Example: '“Friday is rest day. Rest means a catch-up and early sleep, not a binge”.
When breaks are planned, they stop feeling like failure, and they stop becoming a loophole.
Step 3. Pre-commit, commit, recommit
Pre-commit via identity (step 1).
Commit daily in the moment (tip: use a paper journal)
Recommit when you fail (you will eventually, but outsmarting means you don’t drag)
Quick evening reflection. What helped, what got in the way, what is the restart plan for tomorrow.
No shame, just data. This is how identity becomes consistency.
Why it works?
Identity reduces decision fatigue. Daily recommit builds psychological flexibility, so one wobble does not become a spiral.
Becoming Super
Becoming Super is not about never slipping. It is about returning to your path faster.
When you can decide cleanly, plan recovery, and recommit without drama, you become reliable to yourself.
That reliability is confidence. It changes how you work, lead, and love.
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Have a Super Sunday! 💪
With much joy,
Hashim