"So, one of the very first things is start making a more concrete and start tying it to something in the environment. And so, these are called implementation intentions. Move from broad goal intentions to specific implementation intentions. So that's a cognitive technique, where you're going to do some thinking around: "What am I going to do when?" And that pre-decision is really important."
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