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Motivation works well in the short-term. If you set a new goal, you can probably summon up the motivation to pursue it earnestly for a week or two.
But motivation wanes. If your goal takes more than a month or two, you’re going to need more than just motivation. You’re going to need habits.
Habit-building methods are great because they translate that short-term motivation into something more durable.
If you invest in consistent routines, with triggers, rewards and punishments, you can stabilize that motivation into systematic output.
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This transition from motivated bursts to stable habits is often so powerful that people who’ve never tried it before become proselytizing converts.
I know many bloggers that built their initial audiences on habit forming. Part of that is because habits are a popular topic. But I suspect the real reason is that the methods are so powerful that people feel compelled to start a blog about them.
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Any action requires two kinds of effort in order to get done :
Habits can modify the first, but the main reason they work is that they eliminate the second type of effort.
Every time you read a book, you’re investing these two kinds of effort. First there’s the effort of reading. Depending on the difficulty of the book, this might require a lot of effort or zero effort. Imagine the difference between a quantum physics textbook and a Harry Potter book and you’ll see why.
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Any action requires two kinds of effort in order to get done:
Habits can modify the first, but the main reason they work is that they eliminate the second type of effort.
Every time you read the book, you’re investing these two kinds of effort. First there’s the effort of reading. Depending on the difficulty of the book, this might require a lot of effort or zero effort. Imagine the difference between a quantum physics textbook and a Harry Potter book and you’ll see why.
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Habits appear to reduce these two costs in different ways:
For a lot of tasks, the second cost reduction is far greater than the first.
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Habits, appear to reduce these two costs in different ways:
For a lot of tasks, the second cost reduction is far greater than the first.
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This idea of metastability conforms to my experience as the reason why I’ve found few habits have had permanent lifespans.
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Even better if you can avoid breaking the habit at all, creating a placeholder habit in its absence. That might mean reading five pages instead of fifty when you’re busy, or doing a home workout when you’re traveling instead of going to the gym.
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