Psychologists used to believe that human behavior is a direct response to our environment.
They based this theory on the assumption that when there is an environmental stimulus, people will always respond in predetermined ways.
By this definition, I am not a human being.
I can put on my gym clothes and lie down scrolling on my phone.
I can also enroll myself in a hard-working medical degree and want to do anything.
Apart from hard work, I can set reminders to study, be healthy, respond to people, and ignore them all.
In short, I am very bad at having a good response.
And that's because changing behavior is hard.
You might be wired more than the behaviorist than I am, but when it comes to me, it will take a lot more than a few stimuli and reminders in order to consistently change the way that I act.
If you also don't understand why you can't just decide to do something and then follow through with it, it's okay, I've got you.
