Hi guys it's Scott some quick housekeeping before we start the episode today

first of all I'm with I-Heart Radio now I'm very excited about this I-Heart Radio is the

number one podcast network in the world and I think they're going to take the

podcast to the next level. We're going to be trying all sorts of things for

y'all keep your brain stimulated. Also in the realm of big news I wear glasses now

so ladies don't go too crazy. Finally I've

decided as a New Year's resolution that this year I want to decrease my

agreeableness levels by about 25 percent, which means I'm not allowing any

bullshit this year. If I don't believe something is true, I'm going to say it. Sorry, not sorry. But enough about me let's talk about you

happy new year happy new year

it's a new year, new you, right? Well, I've got some good news and some bad news here for you folks. The good news is that it's a new year. A fresh

start. This is a great time to motivate yourself to set an important

personal goal. This is a particularly good start to a new year since according

to the quote fresh start effect, motivation

increases after a temporal landmark such as the beginning of a new week, month, or year.

Temporal landmarks demarcate a time difference between when you were the imperfect

you and when you were the new you. Since January 1st this year fell in a Monday that

means this is a double fresh start.

So yay, good news.

But here's the bad news.

Even with this newfound motivation that we all have right now,

I hate to break it to you, but you are still you.

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