You’re not alone, and in my opinion it is not wrong to expect the sub to help out a bit. It is why Executive exists. Because people expect more.
The challenge with subs making that happen is that if you tell a hormonal teenager what to do, the odds of them obeying are minimal. And unfortunately, our emotional and mental maturity are at the levels of our consciousness. Once you go to the subconscious levels, they are not to be found. So, we all have a hormonal teenager inside of us and they do not like subs ordering them to do stuff.
Still, the same principle applies here as in our conscious productivity. All you have to do is get up and do something, anything at all, then something else and maybe one more. Suddenly you’re running around getting stuff done because you’re up and about anyway.
It’s why I split my morning routine up into baby-steps. Got up, check, drank some water, check, water-flossed, check, brushed teeth, check. And then suddenly it’s noon and I didn’t sit still for five minutes. But I’m feeling awesome about it.
This is when the subs kick in. They help make those moments of productivity last longer. Without them, I might have been done 2 hours after waking up.
But with the subs, I’m still moving 5 hours later, thinking why the heck shouldn’t I do that little thing to help my goals now? It’ll only take 5 minutes. And the next. And the next.
Subs can give us some extra miles, but it’s up to the listener to shift themselves into gear first and get out of the parking lot.
And don’t be disappointed if you still run out of miles in the afternoon. There’s nothing wrong with feeling that you’re done for the day. We can’t all be SaintSovereign and fill every minute of our day. Nor does anybody expect us to be. Our fuel efficiency should improve over time.
Good to hear. You went straight to asking when you should give up on subs and delete your account. That was an unnecessary passive aggressive statement and it annoyed me. Hence I may have been a bit harsher than I could have.
But it looks like Mr. Goat gave a very nice explanation there, maybe I should keep that in mind as well.
You could, as long as you keep in mind that you still have to make the first step. Executive should be a bit more obvious in trying to make you do stuff, but if you stubbornly refuse to get out of your chair it’ll end up pissing you off even more with its nagging.
Just an analogy, I’m sure you’re out and about.