It’s truly amazing how little we can achieve in a day, and how much we can achieve in a year. But discipline and patience have always been my Achilles heel, and none of the habit self-help mumbo jumbo seemed to help.

Turns out, I’ve been framing my workouts, learning, and work stuff completely wrong. The goal is not to push yourself to the redline every day — that simply never lasts. The goal is to work so little you have to ask yourself, is that it? And then realize that “if this is so simple, I’ll definitely do this again tomorrow.”

Here’s the concept explained by some of the world’s leading coaches, teachers, and researchers.