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💡Low Effort, High Return: Improve Your Life Without Trying That Hard
Been thinking about how to optimize my time more and how to get more sneaky with some habits and then I remembered habit stacking. I'm not sure if this is self induced gaslighting, but I'm here for it. You may be familiar with it and even if you're not, you may already be doing it!
✨Habit stacking is the idea of attaching a new habit to something you already do consistently. Instead of relying on raw motivation (which is an elusive sneaky lil fella), you use existing routines as anchors. Your brain already knows the old habit, so the new one gets a free ride. I mean...who doesn't like a free ride?
Habit stacking works on a simple formula:After I do current habit, I will do new habit.Because the first habit is automatic, the second one feels easier and less dramatic.
How do you actually do it?
- Pick a habit you already do every day without thinking. Brushing your teeth, making coffee, opening your laptop, getting into bed.
- Add a tiny habit that takes less than two minutes at first. Keep it SUPER small!
- Be very specific. Vague habits die fast.
- Keep the order the same every time so your brain starts linking them. We're getting ourselves conditioned! Yay.
Examples of habit stacking in real life:
*After I brush my teeth, I floss one tooth. Yes, one. Momentum usually does the rest.
*as soon as I get out of bed, I'll do one pushup--more will follow.
• After I pour my morning coffee, I write one sentence in my journal
• After I get into bed, I name one thing that went well today
Your brain loves patterns and hates extra decisions. Habit stacking reduces friction and decision fatigue. Instead of asking “Should I do this?” or "what should I do?" You are saying “This comes next” Decision made.
Common mistakes to avoid:
• Stacking too much at once. One habit is enough (guilty of this!)
.• Making the new habit too big. If it feels heavy, it will not stick (guilty of this too..biting more than I can chew)
• Picking an anchor habit that is inconsistent. If the first habit is shaky, the stack collapses.
Question: What habit would you like to add to your life? What's a habit you already have that you're really proud of?
Poll: where do you stand on habits?
I have amazing habits and need no help in this area.
I would like to improve on some of my habits.
I'm burnt out on trying to change my life but see the need.
I give up. Take it or leave it, I don't care anymore.
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💡Low Effort, High Return: Improve Your Life Without Trying That Hard
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