How to Change Your Life, Solved

If you've ever tried to change something about yourself, failed, tried again, and concluded you must just be broken, here's some good news: you're probably not broken. You've just been aiming at the wrong target for years. Who you are is actually a layered system. Most people fail at change because they treat behaviors like permanent traits and traits like behaviors they can flip overnight, spending years aiming at the wrong layer. In this episode, Drew and I map out the full system. This is the longest and most personal episode we've ever done. Get the free PDF episode guide: https://solvedpodcast.com/change/ CHAPTERS Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: What Does It Mean to Change? 00:13:18 The Dictionary Study: How 17,953 Words Led to the Big Five 00:49:06 Chapter 2: Why the Myers-Briggs Is Basically a Horoscope for Smart People 01:02:17 The Barnum Effect: Why We Believe Tests That Tell Us Nothing 01:20:52 The Maturity Principle: How Personality Drifts With Age 01:36:08 Chapter 3: Layer Two: Your Adaptations Are Not Who You Are 02:25:55 Why Relationships Are Adaptation Machines 02:37:55 Chapter 4: Layer Three: Why We Don't Do What We Know We Should Do 02:44:06 The Checklist That Saved 1,500 Lives 02:56:57 The Do Something Principle: Start With the Smallest Step 03:04:32 Environmental Design: Make the Right Thing Easier Than the Wrong Thing 03:20:18 Social Pressure, Strong Whys, and the CrossFit Effect 03:44:35 Chapter 5: Quantum Change: The Night Josh Died 03:54:55 Values Collapse: What Actually Changes in a Quantum Change 04:17:55 Chapter 6: Bill Wilson: The Man Who Invented AA (And Still Struggled) 04:32:00 The Messy Middle Nobody Shows You 04:50:27 Should You Even Change at All? The Three Selves 04:57:13 Final Takeaways: Pain Is a Great Teacher CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS ⏹ Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at: ⁠https://www.shopify.com/solved⁠ ⏹ Factor: Head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.factormeals.com/solved202650off⁠ and use code solved202650off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new