The lesson from the Pentathlon and using the Lights tool.
The answer is simple: yes or no.
Did I stay on task? Yes or no. There is no “Guilty with an explanation.”
Did I run the full distance? Yes or no.
The only person who knows the truth is me. The only person who asks and answers the question is me. The only person who knows I’m a liar if I lie — is me. The only person who knows I am a weasel if I give a weasely excuse — is me. The only person who will grow stronger when I tell myself the truth — is me.
Rigorous self-honesty.
Ask myself yes or no questions.
Give myself yes or no answers.
That’s how to do it.