Habit 3 - Read:

It must be a book that either you're curious about or the subject matter is directly related to the goals you are currently working towards. consistency is the key.

Habit 4 - Prioritise your 3 MITs:

Write down in descending order of importancethe 3 most important tasks (MITs) for today.

Include growth tasks rather than maintenance tasks. Ex, growth task- get out of comfort zone (add more weight) ; maintenance task- do it same way like before (do exercise).

Ask yourself, 'what task if completed first will make everything easier or irrelevant ?' and do it first. Write them down.

Habit 5 - Schedule your day

Do what works for you

There's a famous saying that goes, "If it ain't on your schedule; it ain't happening." - actually the author just made that up :D

But on a little serious note, most of the successful people follow a schedule.

Habit 6 - Run pomodoros

Humans have limited amount of attention span, to leverage it fully use pomodoro method (search on the web if you don't know what it is), to get more work done without burning out.

Avoid multitasking

Habit 7 - Connect

Connect with someone smarter than you. Which typically begins with you reaching out to them.

What will stop you is negative self-talk like, "you're not enough" or "they're too busy" which is garbage, because no one is busy, it is about priorities.

To increase chances of success of connecting with smarter people come from a place of non-neediness and add value to their life.

Habit 8 - Speak clean

By changing the words we use (ex- I wish / I can't.. to I'm going to / I will) , we change our lives. Simple, right?

Habit 9 - Dress for success

Dressing well has a powerful psychological effect on how you feel about yourself and how you behave.

Habit 10 - Be held accountable

Joing or creating group and having an accountability buddy is one of the best investments you can ever make. Without it it's easy to slack off.

Bonus habit - SMILE

No need to tell benefits of smiling. Stating just one of the many below-

1. It keeps you and others around you in a stress-free happy mood. Just do it

Tip 1- 66 days

21 days is a myth. Don't quit until you've successfully implemented habit for a minimum of 66 days. Because everytime it gets stronger in your subconscious.

Tip 2- Build 1 habit at a time

This the the best takeaway for me from this book. Multitasking is a Big No. You'll end up diversifying your focus and losing the momentum required to build a habit.

As arule of thumb start new habit only after 30 days of successful implementation of older habit.

Tip 3- The KISS principle

Keep it simple stupid.

Make it so easy that even your grandma can do it, that it doesn't even bother you doing it.

Tip 4- Establish your why

When you feel like giving up, return to your why you started in the first place.

Tip 5- Keep the context constant

Routine helps in building automaticity.

Cue - action - repeat

Tip 6- Be held accountable

1. Tracking: this is necessary

iphone- Streaks app android- HabitTracker app

WaitButWhy100 blocks per day post

2. Social accountability:

Accountability breeds responsibility

3. Stacks:

Put money on the line. Can use stickk.com

Tip 7- Never miss 2 days in a row

Tip 8- Do it in the morning

After waking up brain is well rested and most primed for productivity. Experiment and see which time works for you.

Tip 9- Pain and pleasure principle

Focus on pleasure of developing a habit as opposed to pain of not developing it.

Tip 10- Write it down

Write down exactly how, where and when you'll implement the habit of your choice.