When you begin small, even so much that it seems strange to you, the change becomes sustainable over the long-term. That’s why tiny habits are so important because we can change them and, if done right, they do last. Environmental changes, like getting your friends to come to the gym with you, are also just as uncontrollable. The big problem with these is that we can’t control when they come to us. In the author’s experience, there are three drivers of behavioral change:Īn epiphany is a sudden revelation, and, like facts, they’re not enough to inspire us in the long-term. The truth is that no matter how much data we have, and no matter how well it motivates us to begin, it’s just never enough to keep us going. I knew that exercising, sleeping, and reading more were all good for me, but I still couldn’t follow through!Īs I eventually found out, I fell for the Information-Action Fallacy : W e assume knowing facts will be enough to make us change. But many times I found myself failing to uphold all of the massive changes I was trying to make. For the last 15 years, I’ve set my goals at the beginning of the year.
I love setting goals and building new habits. If you want to save this summary for later, download the free PDF and read it whenever you want.ĭownload PDF Lesson 1: To reach your dreams of becoming your best self, you need to begin with almost embarrassingly small patterns. I’m pumped for this one because it’s the secret you’ve been waiting for to break through the hardest part of working toward your goals! Let’s get right to it! To unlock the power of action, connect your habits with prompts that are already in your daily routine.Motivation doesn’t work for long-term growth, you need to tap into the potential of behavior.Starting embarrassingly small is the secret to keep you going through the boring days and beyond to finally reach your goals.Here are 3 of my favorite principles about making small changes to improve for good: Fogg’s Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything will teach you how to do! What you really need isn’t just goals but the automatic routine of habits to help you progress. We’d rather not be overweight, broke, and struggling to keep up with friends, but it’s just not easy to stick with good goals. Regardless if it’s at the beginning of January or another time, we’ve all committed to change only to slip up over time. How are your new year’s resolutions going so far? Most of us don’t like hearing this question because it reminds us of the unused gym pass in our wallet. Listen to the audio of this summary with a free reading.fm account*:
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