Netflix Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

Have you ever noticed how good Netflix has become at recommending your next show?

You watch one documentary...

Suddenly your homepage is full of documentaries.

Watch a few golf videos?

Now that's all it wants to show you.

Netflix is constantly learning from your habits.

The more you repeat something, the better it gets at predicting what you'll do next.

Funny enough...

Your body works the exact same way.

Every movement you make teaches your body something.

Sit at a desk for eight hours a day?

Your body adapts.

Always carry your backpack on the same shoulder?

Your body adapts.

Always cross the same leg when you sit?

Your body adapts.

Avoid reaching overhead because it feels uncomfortable?

Yep...your body adapts to that too.

Here's the important part.

Your body doesn't know whether a habit is "good" or "bad."

It only knows what you ask it to do most often.

That's why people are often surprised when they feel stiff getting out of the car, tight after a day at work, or sore after doing something they haven't done in years.

It's not because their body is failing them.

It's because their body has become really good at the habits they've practiced every single day.

The good news?

Your body can learn new habits, too.

Walk more.

Move in different directions.

Strengthen the muscles that haven't been pulling their weight.

Challenge yourself to move in ways you haven't in a while.

Just like Netflix eventually changes its recommendations when your viewing habits change, your body begins to adapt to the new demands you place on it.

The lesson?

Your body is always paying attention.

The question is...

What are you teaching it today?