Why You Attack Monday And Crumble By Friday

About this episode

Why does a weekly to-do list feel so overwhelming on a Sunday night? Jake and Damian argue it's not because of your workload, it's because your capacity . Sleep, energy, confidence, clarity, control: when any of these drop, the same list of tasks stops looking like separate, manageable jobs and starts looking like one overwhelming message — everything, now. In this episode, Jake and Damian hear from: • Steve Peters on the "chimp" that hijacks you in traffic, and why recognising it isn't you is the first step to managing it. • Ash Dykes on preparing for the worst before it happens, so it arrives as something expected rather than something that ambushes you. • Shane Parrish on why you don't need the confidence to reach the destination — just the confidence to take the next step. • Ali Abdaal on the five-minute rule, and the three-quid hourglass that got him moving on the days motivation didn't show up. • James Clear on the two-minute rule, and the heaviest weight in the gym: the front door. • Jameela Jamil on the power of small, unglamorous no's. • Alistair Brownlee on breaking an impossible-feeling task down into the next five-minute reason to keep going. By the end, Jake a