GO TO WAR WITH YOURSELF TO BE BETTER.
Treat your goals like ongoing military campaigns. Stop relying on motivation. Track the precise metric of self-sabotage you must conquer every day.
The core metric. When logging a victory, you rate the difficulty (1-10) of starting the task.
The reward. Points are earned proportionally to the Resistance you overcame. The harder the battle, the greater the discipline earned.
Be Your Own Stoic Commander. Build a system to overcome your battles and add tactical commendations to reinforce your resolve.
Target the aMCC.
Recent neuroscience has identified the Anterior Mid-Cingulate Cortex (aMCC) as the biological seat of willpower. It acts as a neural hub that engages specifically when you perform tasks that you simply do not want to do.
The science is clear: The aMCC only grows when you overcome internal resistance. It is the physical manifestation of tenacity. Tenaciously is designed to help you target and train this exact region.
Read the NIH PaperYour command center. Visualize your discipline with data. See your average Resistance rating, track your streaks, and monitor your Willpower accumulation.
Go to war with yourself to be better.
Current Rank
RECRUIT
Willpower Pts
1250
+120 today
Resistance
85%
Avg rating
~ RECENT ACTIVITY
Ran 5k at dawn
Today, 06:00
I thought to stop at 2k but I didn't.
Refused Donuts
They looked so good.
Level
07/10
Cold Call Session
Absolute dread, did it anyway.
Level
10/10
Every resistance to an urge is a victory. Log it. Assign a Resistance Level to quantify the effort.
Open a new front for long-term campaigns. Define the Objective and build your Tactical System to get you moving immediately.
TACTICAL PLAN EXAMPLE:
OBJECTIVE: Wake up at 5:00
Wake up before the sun.
Tactical Plan
5
Day Streak
3 minute cold shower.
Tactical Plan
12
Day Streak