🧠 Daily Kaizen: Add a “Why Am I Doing This?” Check

Daily Kaizen – 1% Better Through Intentionality

We live in a world wired for autopilot. Notifications, habits, and muscle memory often guide our actions more than conscious choice.

But today’s Kaizen is simple and powerful:

Before you do anything, pause for 3 seconds and ask yourself:

“Why am I doing this right now?”

❓ What It Looks Like in Practice:

You’re about to open Instagram… → “Why am I doing this right now?” → You realize you’re bored — not intentional — and choose to move instead. You’re halfway through rewriting the same sentence… → “Why am I doing this right now?” → You realize it’s procrastination in disguise. Hit publish. You start cleaning your inbox at peak creative time… → “Why am I doing this right now?” → You pause, close Gmail, and dive into deep work.

💥 Why It Works:

This one-second mental circuit breaker does two things:

Interrupts automatic behavior Replaces it with intention

You won’t always make the perfect decision. But you will start making conscious ones. And those compound.

🪜 Kaizen Stack:

Ask “Why am I doing this?” → Interrupt autopilot → Align with purpose → Stack wins that matter

Try it once today. You’ll notice how often your time and energy try to drift off-course.

This one habit pulls them back in.