Beth Sterne* shares what she has learned about breaking bad habits.
Mini habits make success and permanent change attainable. Stephen Guise explains a small-step approach in Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results.
The goal is to change your brain with repetition.
Force yourself to take 1-4 strategic actions daily. (Ten minutes max, all together) These actions are too small to fail or to skip. Mini goals should be “stupid small.” You succeed when you do that small thing.
You may do more, but no more is required. Do not raise the goal.
Guise’s brain resisted a 30-minute workout. One push-up? His brain agreed. He now does full workouts. He requires himself to write 50 words per day; he usually writes two thousand. Success is one push up and fifty words. Doing a little bit daily has more impact than doing a lot on one day.
A big push day ends. A little bit daily grows into a lifelong habit.
The subconscious does not fight small steps. Taking one step at a time, you cooperate with the subconscious – while transforming it. You’ve sneaked into the control room.
What mini habit will you start?
* Beth blogs at https://putoffprocrastination.com
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