When we decide to write more often or go to the gym every day we are setting vague, undefined goals, that are bound to be dismissed by the mind.

Setting up bold, clear and intentional statements makes us want to implement them. Example: I want to spend 30 minutes jogg...

The brain loves rewards, which it associates with novelty and happiness. If one focuses on the reward that comes when completing a task, it becomes enticing, and doesn’t take much effort. If one focuses on the challenges or on the effort required to complete the task, it ...

• Consistency has a side-effect: Feeling bored. As the brain is wired for novelty, it provides us with seemingly unpleasant feelings and emotions, and the problem is that we take those seriously.
• Instead of fighting over the frustration, boredom or despair that arises in us,...

Too much friction diminishes the probability of our doing the desired task.

If our new habit requires a lot of effort, mind and energy, we are less likely to do it. If we want to paint, for example, and the colours and canvas are nowhere to be found, kept away in closets o...

Consistent success cannot be attained by anyone without practising goal-aligned behaviours on a regular basis, and the good news is that consistency can be acquired and controlled.

There can be many factors that make highly successful people different from many of us. Natural abil...