Andrew Huberman· PhD
It starts with pre-contemplation where you don't even realize that you're thinking about making a change. You think like something's not right, but I don't really need to change. Like something's just not right in the world. Um you know, it's my partner, it's my, you know, it's my child. it's my whoever, right? Um there's then there's contemplation, which is, oh, maybe I could make a change, but I'm not quite ready to do it. And that's when people usually they come to therapy somewhere around pre-contemplation and contemplation. Like something's not right, they come to therapy, we get them to contemplation, which is like, oh, maybe I'm contemplating making some changes. Um, and then there's preparation, which is you're taking some steps to prepare for the change. So, it's not like I'm going to dive into the deep end of the pool. It's like, oh, maybe I need to take some swimming lessons or maybe I need to get a swimsuit or maybe I need, you know, whatever it is. Like, I need to prepare to make this change. And then there's action where you actually make the change. And people think that's the last step, that's action. No, the last stage is maintenance. And maintenance is how do you maintain the change?