How to get out of a rut

Build your Rut-Busting Toolbox

Gentlemen. Let’s talk ruts

We all get into ruts ever so often. It’s inevitable. That is not the problem. The problem is not having the agency to get yourself out of it.

It doesn’t matter why you got into that rut, the only person that can dig you out of it is yourself.

But its easier to get out of a rut than you think. As long as you build your Rut-Busting Toolbox

The Rut-Busting Toolbox

What is this Rut-Busting Toolbox you may ask? Its a bundle of activities that you know will near-unanimously put you into a better mood.

Actions that will put a pep in your step, a smile on your face, a sense of enthusiasm & action.

I have my toolbox, and it hasn’t failed me yet:

• Have a conversation with a neighborhood abuelita

• Chat with a stranger

• Train Martial Arts

• Sprint on the beach

• Make a nice meal

• Walk in nature

• Play with an animal

• Call a friend

• Complete something, anything

Sometimes it takes just one of these to get me out of a rut. Sometimes it takes all of them. But I never leave these actions worse off than where I started.

You too can build this toolbox. Set aside 10 minutes and think about all your favorite activities. Ones that energize you, that get you cognitively stimulated. This is a starting point

Now think about some other potential options and go test them. Gather data & see which ones have the most profound mood-boosting effects.

Check out this video for the full breakdown: