1. Start with an incredibly small habit.

1. Start with an incredibly small habit, one that is easy enough that you don't need motivation to do it
2. Increase your habit in very small ways - start small and gradually improve
3. As you build up, break habits into chunks

To succeed long-term, you need to develop new reading habits, so that reading is something you do without resorting to conscious effort and willpower.

You may decide on a night routine, reading a bedtime story to lull yourself to sleep. If you do this frequently enough, it can become a part...

• When we first wake up, our battery of self-control is full. That’s why it’s important for us to build habits or do activities that are most important during this time, when our capacity is the strongest.

• As we go about our day, our ability to self-regulate decreases and so does the capa...