The key difference between those who succeed in building a habit and those who don't is the ability to shake off the losses and start again.

The Key Difference Between Failing and Succeeding in Building a Habit

Due to the way we evolved, we prioritize short-term rewards over long-term benefits, making long-term gratification through difficult momentary action harder to enforce as a habit.This is especially true today, where we can find instant gratification everywhere we look, making it incredibly easy to fall prey to it and forget about our long-term goals.

Why Your Habits Never Stick

Pursuing our goals in ways that are fun, rather than more efficient, we persist longer and we are more likely to succeed.For example, if you have a show you love watching and you only allow yourself to do it during a cardio session on the treadmill, you will start looking forward to that session.Finding a way to make your habits more rewarding in the present moment will make you more likely to come back to them.

Leveraging Present Bias

Empirical studies show that people who build consistency in their routines end up really rigid, meaning that if they miss their narrow window of action they tend to skip it.On the other hand, those who build variability into their routines end up being more flexible, making them more likely to take action repeatedly and have their habits stick.Aim for frequent & flexible.

Variability Over Consistency

We understand it's hard to build a habit, we realize there are challenges to overcome, but we don't take the time to come up with the right strategy."What stops me from doing this now? What stopped me before?"Once we understand our personal barriers holding us from achieving our goals, we are going to be more capable of choosing the right tools to use.

#1 Habit-Building Mistake: Not Thinking Carefully About the Obstacles

Habit building is an important aspect of personal development. We need to understand the roadblocks to building better habits if we want to design the tools to help people overcome them. See if you like it.

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Sound Op... Joey DeFeo

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