# Treat Setbacks as Part of the Practice by Bryant McGill > “Short challenges help interrupt habits. Thirty-day experiments with diet, exercise, or routine make unconscious patterns conscious. Treating setbacks as part of the process keeps the practice going.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Metacognition, Flexible Identity, and Meeting Opportunity Halfway - Livestream (Mar 2019)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Metacognition, Flexible Identity, and Meeting Opportunity Halfway - Livestream|Metacognition, Flexible Identity, and Meeting Opportunity Halfway - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2019-03-28). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Human Proxy-Based Reinforcement (DeepRL) in Human Environments|Human Proxy-Based Reinforcement in Human Environments]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Metacognition, Flexible Identity, and Meeting Opportunity Halfway - Livestream|Metacognition, Flexible Identity, and Meeting Opportunity Halfway - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Habit Formation|Habit Formation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Short challenges help interrupt habits. Thirty-day experiments with diet, exercise, or routine make unconscious patterns conscious. Treating setbacks as part of the process keeps the practice going.” — Bryant McGill, Metacognition, Flexible Identity, and Meeting Opportunity Halfway - Livestream (Mar 2019) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-setbacks-part-practice ```