Good Energy

Means addresses the systemic barriers that prevent many people from fostering Good Energy, referring to healthy habits a “rebellion.” In Part 3, Means identifies 25 of the most important Good Energy habits and presents a four-week plan for those interested in following her advice. She notes that the goal should not be to immediately master all these healthy habits but to find ways to sustainably implement them into a daily routine. Means recommends people go through her list of Good Energy habits and rate their individual competency for each using the four-level “hierarchy of competence”—unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence, unconscious competence.

For the first week, Means advises individuals to figure out why they want to change their habits, to gain a deeper understanding of their current health, and to find some way to hold themselves accountable. Means shares her personal identity values, which include honoring the preciousness of life and impacting the environment positively. She shares a checklist of biometrics so individuals can gauge their health, and she adds a short message people can share with their doctors to help them secure the proper tests. Readers are then encouraged to take a baseline quiz to determine what Good Energy behaviors they already have and to gain deeper insight into what Good Energy living involves.