התמלול המלא של It's so easy

research has been reach have been poking at exactly this. 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:50.000 In 2012, there was a study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and they gave the idea a great name. 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:52.399 They called it enclosed cognition. 00:04:52.480 --> 00:04:56.800 So they had people do attention tasks while wearing a white lab coat. 00:04:57.040 --> 00:05:05.680 Now, when people were told this was a doctor's coat, they did better than people that were wearing exactly the same coat, but it was called a painter's coat. 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:07.120 Okay, so this is crazy. 00:05:07.279 --> 00:05:12.079 So just seeing that doctor's coat sitting on the desk didn't do it. 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:15.199 Their conclusion was that it takes two things together. 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:21.680 The clothes have to mean something to you, and you have to actually be wearing them. 00:05:21.920 --> 00:05:29.839 And there's a lot of back and forth about this study, but I really care about research that holds up. 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:32.959 So here's the honest part about that study. 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:42.560 In 2019, another team tried to repeat that original lab code attention result with a much more rigorous design and they couldn't find the effect. 00:05:42.720 --> 00:06:05.600 But later, a big review pulled together around 40 studies on the enclosed cognition, and it found that early studies are shaky, but the studies that were done after 2015, when the research standard in psychology got a lot stricter, do support the core idea that what we wear influences how we think, feel, and act. 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:10.639 So, one thing worth knowing that the original researchers were part of that review team. 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:14.800 So the lab coat magic trick, let's call it, probably oversold. 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:17.600 But the bigger idea still stands. 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:23.920 What you put on is not neutral, it's a message, and your brain is the first one reading it. 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:29.360 I love James Clear's book about atomic habit, and but he has a line for it too. 00:06:29.519 --> 00:06:34.639 He says, every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. 00:06:34.800 --> 00:06:36.399 So getting dressed is a vote. 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:40.560 It's a small one, but you get to cast it every single morning. 00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:51.680 So the concept of it being part of this person's commute who brought it up for me, it was it was really amazing because the commute is a mindset transition. 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:58.560 So it got me thinking about the morning commute not only being as a physical transition, but also as a mindset transition. 00:06:58.720 --> 00:07:05.759 So we start our day with the intention to, excuse my language, get shit done, all right, be badass at our job. 00:07:06.000 --> 00:07:40.720 But there's research behind it because in 2020 guy, John Jackie Mowitz, I'm probably saying it wrong, and his colleagues published a study in organizational science looking at the commute as a role transition, that in-between space, where you stop being home and you start being at work, and they found that people who use their commute to think ahead about their work role, what they wanted to get done, what who they wanted to be that day were less worn down by these long commutes and drives, and the researchers called it role clarifying perspection. 00:07:40.959 --> 00:07:43.519 And I call it getting your head in the game. 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:46.160 So here's the thing for us, right? 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:49.680 When you work from home, that in-between space kind of disappears. 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:53.600 You go from duvet to desk in maybe 11 steps, if you're lucky. 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:57.680 So the transition doesn't happen unless you make it happen. 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:06.800 And getting dressed is one of the simplest ways to do it because it's physical, it's visible, and it happens every single day. 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:10.639 So let me tell you what I wanted to say about the biker. 00:08:10.800 --> 00:08:20.560 Even though we know it could be easy, I want you to picture this in your mind: a big, hairy, possibly muscular, tattooed biker in his pajamas on his Harley. 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:24.480 It wouldn't give you the right kind of vibe or feeling. 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:33.120 We could all, and probably would honestly be a little bit worried about that poor guy who couldn't be bothered to put on his leather jacket and bandana. 00:08:33.279 --> 00:08:36.720 And it would be bad rep for bikers everywhere. 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:40.080 Because that leather jacket isn't just a jacket. 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:47.919 It's how he tells himself and everyone on the road, I'm a rider, I'm part of something, and your clothes can do that for you. 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:55.039 So, what I want us to take from this for today, let's just make it easy, let's make it attractive. 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:57.200 Okay, that's how the habit's gonna stick. 00:08:57.360 --> 00:09:08.799 So if you're someone who is a slow morning person, maybe try and pick the outfit the night before, or the morning shouldn't be complex and you don't shouldn't have to make those choices. 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:13.120 So make the decision once you're calm and then just put it on. 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:19.200 And I want you to know that you can choose comfortable, but on purpose purpose. 00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:26.960 So, like soft pro trousers or an easy dress or a top you feel good in, and keep the slipper slippers on if you want them, okay? 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:30.000 Because comfort was never the enemy. 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:33.440 We get to choose how we show up. 00:09:33.519 --> 00:09:43.519 And just to add one finishing touch that says, you know, earrings, a watch, maybe some people even need to do a little bit of lipstick, spritz of your favorite perfume. 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:50.159 It's a small cue, but it's a big message because at the end of the day, it's really important how we show up. 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:59.919 And then maybe towards the end of your day to, you know, have your commute back home could be getting undressed and dressed more in your gym clothes or something more comfortable. 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:05.600 Because the the idea of the reverse commute can also work, using the trip home to step out of your work roll. 00:10:05.759 --> 00:10:11.039 So you can swap into evening clothes and home clothes and let work stay at work. 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:19.039 So basically, next time you're feeling that you can just roll out of bed and into your desk, I want you to stop and think again. 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:28.960 How would the best version of yourself still be able to be comfortable but show up to work respecting yourself, your craft, your biker gang? 00:10:29.039 --> 00:10:33.120 Okay, your loud slippers leather jacket is optional. 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:46.159 And don't forget to enjoy the perks of working from home while being home and still making it a very good space that is empowering to the work that you do. 00:10:46.399 --> 00:10:48.000 So thanks for being here today. 00:10:48.159 --> 00:10:52.480 I just want to remind you that I see a brighter, lighter future for you, and it's just around the corner. 00:10:52.639 --> 00:10:56.240 Don't forget to subscribe or write in to any questions that you have. 00:10:56.399 --> 00:10:58.320 I'd love to hear from you. 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:00.000 Have a great day.