Remember Your Long-Term Goal

• Envision your ideal end result. What are you going to achieve?
• Write it down. It will serve as a powerful motivation, especially if you include why you want it.
• Create a detailed vision you're compelled to chase.
• Research people who have re...

• Cue — The scenario that triggers the desire to engage in the habit. It’s usually a time of day, a set of surroundings, a specific emotion or a set of ritualized behaviors
• Routine — The action itself
• Reward — The reason you feel good having engaged in the ...

Set achievable goals and build them.

Small wins make you feel good about setting targets, highlight your progression and prove that success is possible. Without these stepping stones, it’s easy to get disheartened and give up.

The development of most good habits involves cutting and replacing bad ones.

• Losing weight involves cutting out snacking
• Productivity involves cutting procrastination and focusing on Deep Work
• Financial prosperity involves cutting your impulse spending

• Create a Household Budget: the best habit to help you save money. A household budget helps to encourage frugality and discourage impulse spending. You’ll feel more motivated to engage in other good financial habits once you’ve got this in place.
• Financial Audits. This i...

• Regular Aerobic Exercise: Great for both your physical and mental health. Increases the production of dopamine and boosts creativity.
• Preparing Your Own Meals. It’ll take some getting used to, but it’s a habit that’ll boost your health, wealth and productivity. 

Identifying the cue and the reward you’re craving is key to eliminating bad habits.
More often than not, you can quit bad habits by adding a little “friction”.
With this information, you can replace any bad habit with a healthier one that offers the same reward.