📆 This Month in History
Did you know that in September 1848, Phineas Gage survived an iron rod passing through his skull, leading to groundbreaking research on brain function and behavior? This event has been a cornerstone in understanding how habits and behaviors are formed.
🤓 Trivia Question
What is the “2-Minute Rule” in habit formation? Stick around for the answer at the end of the article!
🔍 The Power of “Resetting the Room”
James Clear discusses a strategy called “resetting the room” to make future habits easy. The idea is to prepare your environment for the next action, not just clean up after the last one. For example, placing your workout clothes out the night before makes it easier to exercise in the morning.
Inspired by: James Clear’s article on Resetting the Room, published in Atomic Habits.
📊 Start Small, Build Up
Clear advises starting with an incredibly small habit. For instance, instead of aiming for 50 pushups a day, start with 5. This makes it easy enough that you don’t need motivation to do it. Over time, you can gradually increase the habit.
Inspired by: James Clear’s Habit Guide, which is a strategy guide for building new habits.
🔄 The Four Laws of Behavior Change
James Clear presents a framework for habit formation: Make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. These four laws can be used to create good habits and eliminate bad ones.
Inspired by: James Clear’s article on the Science of Habits, which is an excerpt from his book, Atomic Habits.
🤔 Really Good Questions
- How can you “reset your room” to make your desired habits easier?
- What small habit can you start today that requires minimal motivation?
- Which of the Four Laws of Behavior Change do you find most challenging?
🐰🔗 Down the Rabbit Hole: Fun Links and More Related to the Content
- Changing Habits Podcast Episodes – Your Great Journey
- Dr. Johnson shares advice on breaking bad habits and staying on track during weight loss.
- Making and Breaking Habits – Alliance for Decision Education
- Dr. Steven Pinker and host Annie Duke explore why we make irrational decisions and share tools to improve judgment.
- The Ultimate Toolkit for Creating New Habits: The Science Made Easy – Mel Robbins
- Mel Robbins discusses what you need to form new habits and make change stick.
📣 Call to Action
Ready to make your habits easy? Start by resetting your room today and picking one small habit to focus on. Share your progress using the hashtag #EasyHabits.
🧩 Answer to Trivia
The “2-Minute Rule” suggests that if a new habit takes less than 2 minutes to do, you should do it immediately. This helps in making the habit easy and achievable.
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Signing off with a thought: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, or in this case, a single habit.”