Episode 7 - #PickKickStick, 21-Day Results Edition

Thursday Think Bites · Jan 22, 2026 · 2m

#PickKickStick Results: Why My Husband Crushed It and I Designed Burnout

Three weeks ago, my husband and I did the same New Year challenge: #PickKickStick.

Same excuse. Different metrics. Wildly different outcomes.

Here’s what surprised me: He crushed it. I designed burnout.

This isn’t about working harder. It’s about how the wrong metric quietly programs the wrong behavior.

Metrics don’t measure behavior.

The metric IS the instruction to create the behavior

Question for leaders:

What behavior do you actually need right now?

And more importantly:

What metric is currently programming the…