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A simple Post-it helped me break my habit of wasting time scrolling through my phone while on the toilet. 
I got the idea while reading @JamesClear's Atomic Habits.
Read the thread for my five mind-shifting takeaways from the book
I got the idea while reading @JamesClear's Atomic Habits.
Read the thread for my five mind-shifting takeaways from the book
1. The most powerful outcomes are delayed.
We expect to make progress in a linear fashion and get frustrated when we don't see immediate results.
Focus on small improvements. Be patient.
We expect to make progress in a linear fashion and get frustrated when we don't see immediate results.
Focus on small improvements. Be patient.
2. Focus on WHO you wish to become versus on WHAT you want to achieve.
True behaviour change is identity change.
"I want to run a marathon" -> "I am a runner"
True behaviour change is identity change.
"I want to run a marathon" -> "I am a runner"
3. Every habit can be broken down into four steps:
- cue
- craving
- reward
- response
Review each habit you are trying to build or trying to break and look where the bottleneck is.
Where are you tripping up? What can you do or change to ensure a smooth loop?
- cue
- craving
- reward
- response
Review each habit you are trying to build or trying to break and look where the bottleneck is.
Where are you tripping up? What can you do or change to ensure a smooth loop?
4. Motivation is overrated.
Create an environment where the cues of your good habits are visible and doing the right thing is the easiest option.
Don't just rely on discipline and willpower. That might work on the good days but not after a long tiring day.
Create an environment where the cues of your good habits are visible and doing the right thing is the easiest option.
Don't just rely on discipline and willpower. That might work on the good days but not after a long tiring day.
5. Curb your enthusiasm.
A habit must be established before it can be improved.
Don't spend weeks engineering a perfect habit.
Just start, be consistent, get your reps in. Then worry about increasing the difficulty.
A habit must be established before it can be improved.
Don't spend weeks engineering a perfect habit.
Just start, be consistent, get your reps in. Then worry about increasing the difficulty.
Full article on my main takeaways here:
https://charlottegrysolle.medium.com/five-mindshifting-lessons-from-the-book-atomic-habits-ab9b229f9190
https://charlottegrysolle.medium.com/five-mindshifting-lessons-from-the-book-atomic-habits-ab9b229f9190
