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In this final episode of the How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 series, Dr. Jon Finn brings everything together by getting practical about a simple question: what should you actually be doing over the next 30 days — and what should AI be doing instead?

Using Chapter 19 of Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution, Dr. Finn helps you make AI tangible by applying it directly to your real life and workflow. You’ll explore what AI is already brilliant at (procedural, repeatable, medium-charge tasks), what it still struggles with (context-rich, high-charge thinking), and how Brain State intelligence becomes the key to staying valuable, focused, and motivated in 2026.

You’ll be guided through a straightforward planning process to organise your priority tasks for the next month using the Ice Cubes vs Ice Sculptures model:

• Ice Cubes = routine, repeatable tasks (often medium charge — increasingly automatable with AI)
• Ice Sculptures = complex, high-value tasks that require your best thinking (high charge — often accelerated by generative AI)

You’ll also learn how to:

• brain-dump and categorise tasks clearly
• assign priorities and realistic time estimates
• set up a simple “task inbox” so new tasks don’t hijack your day
• review weekly to keep your system adaptive and useful

By the end of the episode, you’ll have completed Step 2 of the Success Cycle and created a clearer, more motivating 30-day plan — one that protects your high-charge time and stops medium-charge busy work from dominating your life.

If you’ve not listened to Parts 1–5 yet, Dr. Finn recommends starting there first, as each short episode builds toward this final step.

As always: you’re only ever one Brain State habit away.

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In this episode of the Habit Mechanic Podcast, Dr. Jon Finn is joined by Tougher Minds’ Head of Coaching, Andrew Foster, to examine new evidence showing how rapidly AI is reshaping the jobs humans have traditionally been paid to do — particularly in the UK.

Using recent research from Morgan Stanley, alongside insights from leaders in the AI sector, the conversation explores why many predictions about AI’s impact on work are already being exceeded, and why procedural, medium-charge tasks are being replaced faster than most people expected.

Rather than focusing on fear or headlines, this episode zooms in on what actually matters next: how humans can stay valuable in the AI era. Dr. Finn and Andrew explain why simply learning AI tools isn’t enough — and why the real differentiator will be Brain State intelligence: the ability to consistently access high-charge thinking, judgement, creativity, and problem-solving that AI cannot reliably replicate.

You’ll hear:

• why AI is disproportionately affecting certain roles and economies
• how medium-charge “busy work” is being automated at scale
• why high-charge Brain States are becoming the most valuable human asset
• and how AI can be used to free time and energy rather than drain it

The episode closes with a practical, empowering message: AI disruption is real — but so is the opportunity for those who learn how to manage their brain states and build habits that support irreplaceable human work.

As always, you’re only ever one Brain State habit away.

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In this episode, Dr. Jon Finn continues the How to Motivate Yourself in 2026 series by focusing on a critical but often overlooked step: measuring and strengthening your foundation.

As AI rapidly displaces procedural, medium-charge work, humans will increasingly be valued for high-impact, high-charge thinking. But that kind of performance isn’t possible without strong daily foundations. This episode zooms in on the bottom of the iceberg — the habits that quietly determine your energy, focus, confidence, and consistency.

Guided by Chapter 18 of Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution, Dr. Finn walks you through how to assess your current patterns using a practical Brain State self-assessment. Rather than trying to fix everything at once, you’ll learn how to identify the areas that need the most attention and why starting with super habits (like the 3-to-1 reflection) creates positive change across multiple foundations at the same time.

This episode is designed to help you move from insight to action — showing you how to measure what matters, simplify your focus, and build a foundation that supports motivation, clarity, and performance in the AI era.

If you haven’t listened to Parts 1–4 yet, Dr. Finn recommends starting there before diving into this episode.