These 3 Tiny Habits Will Upgrade Your Daily Routine. Here’s How — Better Humans This article was originally published on SamuelThomasDavies.com. Read the original article. Since enrolling on B.J. Fogg’s Tiny Habits course last year, I’ve learned a lot of new behaviours. Some have been more transformative than others, but today, I want to share with you three Tiny Habits that have yielded the highest returns on investment for me. Before I do, lets look at what a Tiny Habit is and why they’re so much fun to form. The Rules For those of you who are playing at home, here are the rules. Rule #1: A Tiny Habit, according to Fogg, is a behaviour: 1. 2. 3. Tiny Habits must match the criteria above because the easier the behaviour, the less it depends on motivation. [1] Rule #2: Tiny Habits are designed to come immediately after an existing habit. Now you know Fogg’s rules, lets look at each Tiny Habit in detail. Tiny Habit #1: Make Your Bed Immediately After Waking Up On May 16, 2014, U.S. “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed”, McCraven told the attendees.
Learn More, Study Less: The Video Course What if I told you... You could get better grades, with less studying than you are doing now. Smart people aren’t just gifted – they have a different learning strategy (that you can copy). Most people have no idea how they learn things. As a result, they can't train themselves to be smart. These things may seem unbelievable. Aced university finals with little or no studying. I say this not to brag, because my accomplishments are relatively modest. I’m saying this because I believe you can do it too. How is This Possible? The answer is holistic learning. What is holistic learning? Holistic learning does the opposite. When I first introduced holistic learning, it created a sensation. Hundreds more signed up for Learning on Steroids, a monthly training program, despite only being open for registration less than four days in the last 8 months. Learn More, Study Less: The Video Course Here's what you'll be getting when you sign up for Learn More, Study Less: The Video Course: - Marcus - Parminder
An Addict’s Guide to Overcoming the Distraction Habit By Leo Babauta Yesterday wasn’t a very focused day for me — I got work done, but I also researched a bunch of newish personal interests (mostly programming and cycling), played an iPhone trivia game with my kids, read a bunch of online articles, and did very little of the writing I’d planned. Digital distractions have also pulled me from reading and meditation in the last week. I think they plague all of us to varying extents. Realizing this, today I closed all the tabs I’d been researching and reading, bookmarked a few things to read later, shut down the trivia game on my phone, closed email, and took a break. I meditated. I showered, and contemplated what was important to me. Then I got on my bike to get outside and get the blood circulating. Then I found a place with no wifi, and sat down to write. This is a guide for my fellow addicts. Recognizing when it happens One of the insidious things about the distraction habit is that we often don’t even realize it’s happening. See what’s going on
How To Get Rich | Jeff Walker So this is the blog post where I tell you exactly how to get rich. Now I know with a title like “How to Get Rich”, I’m gonna lose a lot of people right away… but don’t make that mistake of clicking away. Keep reading, this is legit. Actually, I suppose there are lots of ways to get rich… but I’m going to share with you what I think is the most surefire way to get rich – it’s the path that worked for me. Now the reality is that most people won’t get rich… I suppose that’s just the way the world works. And I will also tell you that this formula is not 100% guaranteed… because I’m sure there are people that have worked this formula and NOT gotten rich. OK, enough preamble… let’s get to it. STEP 1. IMPORTANT: for some people (including me) it’s not really a financial measurement – it’s something else. But the bottom line is that you are going to shoot at a big target (and being “rich” is a big target), then you need to know what target you’re shooting at. So that’s how I plan out my year.
The Smart Way to Stick to Habits By Leo Babauta Sticking to a new habit isn’t easy — but if you set up your habit change smartly, you can make it stick. Starting a new habit isn’t too hard — we often get excited about starting an exercise plan or diet or waking up early, for example. But a number of obstacles get in the way of sticking to the habit long enough for it to become automatic. Here are the usual obstacles: You lose enthusiasm: Probably the No. 1 reason people fail is that the enthusiasm they feel when they first start the habit, when they’re fantasizing about how great it’ll be, fades away after a few days or a week. Let’s figure out a smart system that gets around these obstacles. Addressing Each Obstacle Let’s address each obstacle one by one, before putting it all together into one system: Enthusiasm: The answer to this is making a big commitment. Let’s take these elements and combine them into a smart system for sticking to habits. The Smart Habit System So let’s put our best practices together: Start small.
Analyze Your Flawed Beliefs to Achieve Your Goals Dilbert's Scott Adams on Why It's Better to Have a System Than a Goal He's best known as the creator of the popular Dilbert comic strip, but Scott Adams is an accomplished business writer and commentator. His nine years at Pacific Bell helped inspire the characters for his comic strip, which he originally created on nights and weekends while still working his day job. Today, he has penned numerous books, including The Dilbert Principle and Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook, both New York Times number-one bestsellers. I recently had the privilege of interviewing Adams, who is preparing for the softcover release of his book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, which is currently available in hardcover. The book highlights insight he gained in his years in the corporate world, including his time at Pacific Bell and his work at Crocker National Bank from 1979 to 1986. Acting on one of his "strange skills" to "simplify complicated things," Adams discussed his belief in using what he calls "systems" instead of goals. The Problem With Goals