The Adherent Approach
Learn how to develop a habit quickly
You will form habits that are small and precise. Then you will grow them into larger habit structures. You will develop a few for the morning, for the evening, and maybe some for the middle of the day, as well.
Get specific feedback if a habit isn't sticking or serving its purpose
If a habit is not forming quickly, or if it is not facilitating the kinds of behaviors you want to develop, or if those behaviors are not developing your character in the way that you want, then we will revise them or start new ones.
Develop your skill at choosing the right habits
We will develop your ability to choose habits that are most conducive to your goals.
Learn how to use habits to change your character
I subscribe to a variety of virtue-ethics and negative-utilitarianism. This means that the ethical structures that I am most interested in are those that develop character and that reduce suffering, both in myself and others.
I will coach you in this approach.
Learn to manage expectations
Life is difficult and full of suffering. No one is exempt from hedonic adaptation. That means what feels amazing today will feel normal tomorrow.
I will not promise you that your life will be continuously exciting or comfortable, but everyone has a profound opportunity to help those around them and to make their lives more meaningful and fulfilling. That is my approach.
Create your own philosophy
Your philosophy is what matters. I will help you articulate your own philosophy and develop habits that embody it.
You will become an adherent to it.