Temptation bundling, pairing an unpleasant activity with a rewarding one, is an effective strategy for motivation.

“but the really critical piece of the temptation bundling is that you have to forgo the indulgence of enjoying that rewarding activity in all other spaces of your life. So, for example, for me, I feel like a good pop song. I have, like, 25 really good listens, and then it kind of becomes old hat. So just, like, the excitement of the song wears off a bit. So there have been times where I'll be, like, cooking with my husband, and he's like, hey, why don't we play, you love Kasey Musgraves, why don't we play that album? And I'm like, no, that's an album I can only listen to when I'm, like, lifting weights.”