Behavior Gap Radio 1423 | Creating Your Own Olympics
Mar 27, 2026
A meditation on training like an Olympian applied to everyday life. Carl breaks down intentional daily routines, deliberate practice, and tiny improvements that compound. He explores designing an “ultimate day,” balancing disciplined protocols with planned slack, and treating small, consistent habits as your personal Olympics.
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Haley Batten's Daily Precision
- Carl describes his friend Haley Batten, an Olympic silver medalist in mountain biking, and how intentional her prep is across sleep, nutrition, skills, and routines.
- He recounts Haley spending days learning to fall better and sessioning corners for hours to illustrate the tiny, specific practices behind elite performance.
Design Your Own Ultimate Day
- Carl realizes high performance is accessible by designing an "ultimate day" and treating each day as an opportunity to get a little better.
- He credits Ryan Holiday's line about small daily improvement and reframes elite routines into everyday domain-specific performance.
Tighten One Small Habit Each Day
- Do treat each day as a chance to tighten up behaviors that undermine your goals, like immediate news browsing or wasted time.
- Track specific protocols for health, sleep, food, and time use and aim to sharpen one small element each day.
