Who this book is for: Anyone who wants to build habits that will last a lifetime
Summary:
Habits need to be formed or broken on an incremental level (e.g. 1%) – small habits worked incrementally and consistently over time make a big difference.
Start with changing your identity, focus on the system around that habit, and the outcome will follow
- Outcome – Losing weight, publishing a book, running a marathon
- System – Implementing a new diet, Sticking to a writing routine, getting your runs in
- Identity – Your belief, your worldview, your judgment about self or others,
Use an accountability partner to make a habit stick
Leverage a simple 4 Step Process to get it done:
- Cue – Make it obvious
- Craving – Make it attractive
- Response – Make it easy
- Reward – Make it satisfying
While we saw the 4 steps to build a habit – Make it obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying. Leverage the opposite approach to break a habit. Make it invisible, unattractive, hard, dissatisfying
Use Habit Stacking to increase the likelihood of sticking to a habit
Use the “Two Minute Rule” to make it easy to start your habit by scaling it down to the bare minimum
Additional Reading:
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
