How to embrace good habits?
*the meaning?of “atomic” includes small、compound、exponential and multiplied.All meanings intend to point out that“small habit matter”,which also is the topic of this book“atomic”
tip1:have systems,not goals
【how】the goals for ourselves shouldn't be look like a single-pointed destination but 3-dimensional system which will always bettering yourself in this system(in the progress of achieve the goals)
【why】the mindset about goal always create a either/or dichotomy.If you’re unlucky and fail to reach the destination you set ahead,you will forget all strategies and all the work you have put in so as to hard to stay with finally in all probability.
tip2:Defining who your new self is(meaning of this be like exploring who you like to become)
【how】
①Not deciding randomly or trying to use your willpower to do all the work innocently. ②Asking ourselves who is the man having this new habit?、what he/she like? and would I like to be this kind of people?and which principles or values and some other habits she/he possesses?and making a list of trait that new person would have. 【why】adopting a new identify can make your allegiance attach it and improve your ability to change.
tip3:stack your habit
【how】putting the desirable habits into things you already be accustomed to in daily life,in this way,you can take advantage of the natural momentums coming from the last habit,such as you can do squats when you are brushing your teeth or listening to music when driving.
*brainstorming a list about the steps your goal include.
【why】①We always decide what to do next based in what we have just finished doing.Liking the saying goes:No behavior happens in isolation.”. This phenomenon suggested:each habit is a cue triggering next one. ②habit stacking work best in the moment when the cue become specific and immediately actionable.
tip4:Prime your environment for success
【why】Majority of your vision comes from your vision so a small change of you see can make a big shift you do.
【how】①creating a environment helping optimal performance,for example,go to cafe to study because the home always was connected with comfortable and relaxation by yourself unconsciously and the boundary between work and relax be unclear so?this is also the reason why studying at home always end up with downfall.
tip5:Create strong visual cues
【how】①putting the stuff you would use to attach your goal in somewhere within an arm’s reach at all time. ②finding a new place for your new habit
tip6:Avoid mixing one habit with another
I will use a distincting example to make this tip be clear,which is using a smartphone for on designate or just a few tasks.Arriving this,I must to tell that the technology only have weakness but can be a powerful device.
tip7:Reframe your mentality(reframe your mindset about your behavior)
【how】①identifying the craving of the behavior we keep.
*the behavior we do have the surface-level craving and the deeper、underlying motive.
②finding out the underlying motive of this behavior you do.
③choosing another action to take place the habit you ever have.
such as you can run instead of smoking a cigarette to relive the stress.
tip8:Start with repetition,not perfection.
【how】①“I am the new person”。the repetition reinforces your new identity.
②“automaticity”。the repetition can make the physical change in your brain be clear because the effortful practice caused automatic behavior.
tip9:Start(even) Small(er)
【why】You’re the beginner so you will be hard to begin without any guidance of professional.