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How To Break Bad Habits

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Understanding the psychological rewards of bad habits

Creating new habits to replace old ones

Developing self-discipline

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The Surprising power of atomic habits

The Surprising power of atomic habits

β€œIf you can get 1 percent better each day You will end up 37 times better by the time you’re done, if you get worst 1% every single day end up reaching nearly 0"

  • Small habits compound over time, and they are barely visible at the beginning. Only after time they build into a powerful system.

1.Design a system that will get you to where you want to be :Goals are good to set direction. The system is what will get you there.

2.Make the system motivate you and give you happiness :The feeling you get when you achieve a goal is only momentary. focus on the system instead, you will enjoy entire process.

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Your habits shape your identity

Your habits shape your identity

β€œThe goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a runner.”

Your actions define who you are. To change your identity:

1.Decide the type of person you want to be.

2.Prove it to yourself with small wins.

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All habits are based on four simple steps

All habits are based on four simple steps

Habits exist in order to help us do repetitive things automatically.

Problem phase

  1. Cue - the cue triggers the brain to a certain behavior, like you walk into dark room.
  2. Craving - this is the motivation behind the habit, like you want to be able to see

Solution phase

  1. Response - this is the action to perform, like you flip the light switch.
  2. Reward - it has two purposes - to satisfy us and to teach us, like you satisfy your craving to see.

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How To Create A Good Habits

How To Create A Good Habits

  • Make it obvious
  • Make it attractive
  • Make it easy
  • Make it satisfying

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How To Break A Bad Habits

  • Make it invisible
  • Make it unattractive
  • Make it difficult
  • Make it unsatisfying

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Environment matters more

Environment matters more

If you want to make a habit a big part of your life, make the cue a big part of your environment.

  • It’s not easy to read a book if the bookshelf is in the corner, It’s not easy to practice guitar if the guitar is in the closet. Our environment is very important to following good habits.

The secret to self-control

  • One of the most practical ways to eliminate a bad habit is to reduce exposure to the cue that causes it.
  • you can remove the cues from your life, and the habit will not be triggered.

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Layers Of Behaviour Change

Layers Of Behaviour Change

  1. Changing your outcome -it is about what you get, Like losing weight and publishing book
  2. Changing your process - It is about what you do, Changing your habits and system
  3. Changing your Identity - It Is about what you believe, Build identity based habit

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Walk slowly, but never backward

Walk slowly, but never backward

We are so focused on figuring out the best approach that we never get around to taking action.

Planning vs taking action

  • Motion makes you feel like you're getting things done. but really, you're just preparing to get something done.
  • Most of the time we're just so confused on figuring out the best Approach that we never get around to taking action.
  • Planning is good, but it don't produce reasult.

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The two-minute rule

The two-minute rule

  • simple habits should take less than two minutes and be easy to do. So instead of reading a chapter, read a page.
  • Automate the entry habit, and you will automate the whole activity.

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JAMES CLEAR

"Success is the product of daily habits, not once in lifetime transformation"

JAMES CLEAR

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The cardinal rule of behavior change

The cardinal rule of behavior change

β€œA habit needs to be enjoyable for it to last.”

What is instantly rewarded is done again. what instantly punished is ditched.

To get a habit to stick You need to feel Instantly successful, even if in a small way.

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JAMES CLEAR

"Habits are not a finish line to be crossed, they are lifestyle to be lived"

JAMES CLEAR

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The Law Of Least Effort

The Law Of Least Effort

  • We will instinctively Choose the path That requires least amount of Work.
  • When friction is reduced, habit become easier.

Enjoy hard habits

  • Do something you really like right before a difficult habit
  • Habit are attractive when we associate with positive feelings and Hard when we associate with negative feelings

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The Goldilocks rule: how to stay motivated in your life and work

The human brain naturally loves challenges. And for something to be challenging, it cannot be too easy or too difficult.

If it’s too easy, we get bored very fast. If it’s too difficult, we lose our motivation

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JAMES CLEAR

"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become"

JAMES CLEAR

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