I used to drive to jiu-jitsu five times a week.
Round trip was about an hour. For a while I just listened to music. Then I started putting on audiobooks. Then podcasts.
The commute did not change. The input did.
That was my first compound lift.
In the gym, a squat or a deadlift works multiple muscle groups in a single movement.
In life, you can do the same.
I eat dinner alone most nights. So I put on audiobooks. Currently in my Arctic Explorers era, especially books from Buddy Levy.
This week I took my mastermind calls on a treadmill. By the time the calls were done I’d walked a 5K.
This is not multitasking.
Multitasking fails because both tasks compete for the same part of your brain. Compound lifts work like walking and talking. Cleaning is motor. Therapy is verbal. Different lanes.
If both activities use the same lane, it is multitasking. If they use different lanes, it is a compound lift.
You are already commuting. Already cleaning. Already eating.
You are already doing the reps. Isolation or compound. That is the only decision.
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What is one task you do on autopilot that could carry a second layer?