Most people don’t fail because they lack discipline — they fail because they’re trying to copy routines that were never designed for their life.

On the internet, discipline looks like:

5AM mornings. Cold plunges. Two-hour routines. Perfect meal prep. Journaling. Gym sessions. Meditation. Deep work.

But for real people?

Life is noisy, stressful, unpredictable… and full of responsibilities.

In this episode, we break down the truth:

Discipline only works when it fits your reality.

🎙️ What we explore:

- Why “internet discipline” is unrealistic for real life

- Why people think they’re lazy (when they actually aren’t)

- How decision fatigue destroys motivation

- How to build routines that fit your current season of life

- Minimum Viable Routines: the secret to staying consistent

- Why internal feedback matters more than external validation

- How to stop punishing yourself & build sustainable habits

- The difference between necessary and unnecessary suffering

- Real-life strategies to design routines that actually work

If you’ve ever felt behind, undisciplined, or inconsistent, this conversation will free you.

You are not broken. Your routine just needs to be redesigned.

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Appreciations for this Episode:

Hosts: Andrews Terku & Erasmus Segbefia

Video Production: Andrews Terkpertey

Video Editing: Samuel Okuadjo

Social Media Management: Pearl Kwadade

Timestamps:

00:00 | The Myth of Perfect Routines & Hustle Culture

06:53 | Internal Feedback, Self-Judgment & Mental Resilience

22:54 | Decision Fatigue, Willpower & Why Routines Collapse

30:31 | Designing Realistic Routines for Changing Lives

44:37 | Focus, Systems, Planning & Final Reflections