{"podcast":{"title":"excellence, actually","slug":"excellence-actually-1225754","podcast_index_feed_id":1225754,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/excellence--actually","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/excellence--actually","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/77/ba/39/bf/77ba39bf-1593-49dd-adc0-27864830085e/dec4218289381e676d633c0359603433de542ccc1597a270e8103847f2a85d4e22ee5eea9053597c6d0edcc3bfc61f8c6367074593459d98be6665d7df58404f.jpeg","author":"Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, & Clay Skipper","episode_count":353,"summary":"\"excellence, actually\" is a podcast from The Growth Equation, hosted by Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, and Clay Skipper. Drawing on their years of working and corresponding with Olympians, coaches, executives, world-class physicians, and other elite-level achievers in their coaching practice and professional careers, they give you the mental and physical tools, practices, habits, and frameworks used by the best in the world in the pursuit of excellence. Each episode will give you concrete ideas and tips to use in your life immediately to help you become more meaningfully engaged in the pursuits that support your goals and your values. This is not the performative nonsense that is peddled online by grifters and influencers, but the evidence-based systems that work for the best in the world. This is excellence, actually. (This podcast used to appear under the name FAREWELL .) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754"},"episode":{"title":"Why Your Routine Might Be Working Against You","slug":"why-your-routine-might-be-working-against-you","published_at":"2026-01-15T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754/why-your-routine-might-be-working-against-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754","url":"https://shows.acast.com/farewell/episodes/why-your-routine-might-be-working-against-you","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/ac393886-2080-4a85-8264-fbad21312b09.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Routines are powerful tools for peak performance—until they become the performance itself. In this episode, we explain the important difference between routines that serve you and routines you serve. You'll learn why elite athletes keep their warmups simple, how to avoid turning routines into superstitions, the \"training wheels\" theory of routines, Brad's 3-3-3 daily, weekly, and monthly practice system that he uses in place of routine, how to bulletproof your routine by developing multiple pathways to the same mental state, and what to do when your routine falls apart (hint: it's a learning opportunity, not a catastrophe). Whether you're an athlete preparing for competition, a creative trying to do deep work, or just someone drowning in productivity advice, this episode will help you build routines that actually work—and know when to let them go. Click here for an AI-generated, unedited transcript Click to pre-order Brad's new book, \"The Way of Excellence,\" which Steve Kerr, nine-time NBA Champion, is calling \"an absolutely beautiful book\" Subscribe to The Growth Equation newsletter Join The Growth Equation Academy If you are enjoying \"excellence, actually,\" do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks! iTunes and Apple Podcasts Spotify Android PocketCasts YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Routines are powerful tools for peak performance—until they become the performance itself. In this episode, we explain the important difference between ro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2252,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/excellence-actually-1225754/episodes/why-your-routine-might-be-working-against-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754/why-your-routine-might-be-working-against-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}