humans are great at imaging potential outcomes (overthinking). when you give yourself a mental “path” to an outcome e.g. if i don’t study, i’ll fail – it makes that a possibility in your mind. that’s obviously not that grand or significant of an example, but the scale and nuance of this mental model is enormous.

the flip side of the coin is amazing though. how strong the mind is. tell yourself, i can get up tomorrow and attack x goal. i can start right now and do y hobby that i’ve always wanted to do. you unlock this model of excitement and possibility by giving yourself a path to it.

utilize the strength of your thoughts.