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The drop-off always hits the same window.

Day 10.
Day 12.
Day 14.

At first you feel sharp.
Focused.
In control.

Then something subtle changes.

Not dramatic.
Not obvious.

You just feel heavier.

That’s when people assume they’re “losing discipline.”
They’re not.

They’re running into three forces they never account for.

First: cognitive residue.

You didn’t clear last year’s open loops.
Unfinished decisions.
Lingering stress.
Background noise.

So even when you’re “on track,” part of your attention is still bleeding out.

Second: unclear priorities.

January starts wide.
Too wide.

Multiple goals.
Multiple lanes.
No clear daily win condition.

When everything matters, nothing anchors you.

Third: identity mismatch.

You built goals for the person you want to be,
but your days are still designed for the person you were.

That friction drains energy fast.

So by mid-January, effort feels heavier than it should.
And you start pushing harder.

That’s when collapse happens.

Here’s the correction most people never hear:

You don’t need more effort.
You need a rule that removes friction.

Rules simplify.
They decide in advance.
They protect energy.

That’s why i built The 90-Day Discipline Blueprint (25% off) to help you strip noise, lock priorities, and execute without constant self-negotiation.

Most people think January fails because they didn’t want it badly enough.

It fails because their days were never designed to carry the load.

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Tomorrow I’ll show you the rule that keeps momentum intact when everyone else starts leaking energy.

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