3893: [Part 1] Law of Equal Effort: Do Big Things Without Burning Out by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology on Sustainable Growth

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3893: Tyler Tervooren introduces the Law of Equal Effort, a simple yet powerful mindset shift for tackling ambitious goals without burning out. By maintaining a consistent, sustainable level of effort, especially when conditions make it easy to overdo or underperform, you stay resilient and actually finish what you start, whether it’s a marathon, a business, or a relationship. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.riskology.co/equal-effort-theory/ Quotes to ponder: "Regardless what life throws at you, put in the same effort." "If you go too fast, you risk burning out." "Whatever you’re working on, a marathon, a business, a relationship, or anything else that takes time, knowing the pace you can maintain will help you make the best choices to get what you want in the time you want it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.9	This is Optimal Living Daily. Law of Equal Effort. Do big things without burning out, part one,
1:08.2	by Tyler Tivoran of Riskology.co, and I'm Justin Mollick.
1:12.7	And today have a bit of a longer post. I'll read the first half today, then finish the rest for you
1:16.3	tomorrow. So with that, let's get right to part one and start optimizing your life.
1:25.0	Law of Equal Effort. Do big things without Burning Out, Part 1 by Tyler Tivoran of Riskology.co.
1:34.1	The problem? Our biggest goals are hardest to achieve because we burn out early. We burn out because we work hard and slack off at exactly the wrong times.
1:45.7	The solution? Do the opposite of what feels normal. Work hard when it's easy and scale back when it's hard.
1:54.1	I run marathons, but I'm hardly a leading expert on running. I've never followed a formal training
1:59.4	schedule, hired a coach, or joined a
2:01.9	running club. And I'm not fast. My PR is just under four hours, but I've always finished.
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