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EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 6 MIN

How To Break the Yo-Yo Cycle and Stop Self-Sabotaging For Good | Nir Eyal

from The Daily Motivation · host Lewis Howes, Nir Eyal

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1896DM Nir Eyal tried every diet. Low fat. Vegetarian. Keto. Intermittent fasting. They all worked until they didn't. The moment someone planted a seed of doubt, he'd spiral into what psychologists call the "What the Hell Effect." One slice of pizza becomes the whole pie. Then the belief sets in: diets don't work. That belief was the real enemy. What changed everything was understanding that all human motivation comes from one thing: the desire to escape discomfort. Time management is pain management. Money management is pain management. Weight loss is pain management. Learn to manage the discomfort, and the game completely changes. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Nir Eyal spent years trapped in a cycle of fad diets that worked until one moment of doubt sent everything crashing down — and he finally figured out why. The real problem was never willpower or the wrong diet; it was a hidden psychological force driving every decision you've ever made.

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