4 Habit Building Systems Used By Top Performers:
Habits seem to be powerful and mysterious.
Most of your day-to-day behaviors are the product of your habits.
This means *most* of your day is on auto-pilot.
Most of your day-to-day behaviors are the product of your habits.
This means *most* of your day is on auto-pilot.
X happens; you have a pre-programmed response.
Y happens; you have a different pre-programmed response.
You have pre-programmed behaviors to prevent Z from happening.
Y happens; you have a different pre-programmed response.
You have pre-programmed behaviors to prevent Z from happening.
Amazingly, the human body and mind can function in this way.
So the big question is, how do you leverage systems to magnify your habits?
I'll show you how to do that by looking at what top performers do 👇👇
So the big question is, how do you leverage systems to magnify your habits?
I'll show you how to do that by looking at what top performers do 👇👇
1. Environmental Cues
Top performers know that they need to rely on cues in their environment to help them form new habits.
They carefully observe the environment around them, looking for cues that will help trigger the desired behavior.
Top performers know that they need to rely on cues in their environment to help them form new habits.
They carefully observe the environment around them, looking for cues that will help trigger the desired behavior.
For example, if they want to remember to drink more water, they might put a water bottle next to their bed so that it's the first thing they see when they wake up.
Or if they want to eat healthier, they might put a picture of healthy food on their fridge.
Or if they want to eat healthier, they might put a picture of healthy food on their fridge.
The key is to make it as easy as possible to take the desired action.
Top performers can change their behavior with minimal effort by making small environmental changes.
Top performers can change their behavior with minimal effort by making small environmental changes.
2. Think about rewards
They're also perceptive of the rewards associated with environmental cues.
They ask themselves, What new reward can be earned by implementing this behavior?
They're also perceptive of the rewards associated with environmental cues.
They ask themselves, What new reward can be earned by implementing this behavior?
If it's highly reinforcing, they expect the process will happen easily.
That is, the habit will be more likely to form over time.
That is, the habit will be more likely to form over time.
If they notice that the reward of the targeted behavior is underwhelming, then they know the habit doesn't stand a chance of surviving.
In these cases they might experiment with changes in contexts/cues to see which ones produce more favorable rewards.
In these cases they might experiment with changes in contexts/cues to see which ones produce more favorable rewards.
3. Be Consistent
Top performers know that consistency is king when it comes to habit-building.
If they want a behavior to become a part of their routine, they need to be consistent with it.
Top performers know that consistency is king when it comes to habit-building.
If they want a behavior to become a part of their routine, they need to be consistent with it.
This means doing it every day or as close to every day as possible.
The more consistent they are, the easier it will be to turn the behavior into a habit.
They know starting a new habit may throw off other habits if not planned for properly.
The more consistent they are, the easier it will be to turn the behavior into a habit.
They know starting a new habit may throw off other habits if not planned for properly.
4 . Interrupt Cued Sequences
Top performers know that no amount of goal- or resolution-setting will break a habit.
Habit interruption is impervious to reinterpretation or rapid change, no matter how serious a goal may be (how many times do some people avow to quit smoking?).
Top performers know that no amount of goal- or resolution-setting will break a habit.
Habit interruption is impervious to reinterpretation or rapid change, no matter how serious a goal may be (how many times do some people avow to quit smoking?).
The reason is that habits consist of deep-rooted "memory traces" in the brain. The only way to disrupt these traces is to disrupt the actual process.
Top performers do this by being vigilant of what contextual cues lead to the occurrence of a bad habit.
They target the sequence of events leading up to the bad behavior, then change one or more elements.
They target the sequence of events leading up to the bad behavior, then change one or more elements.
Summary:
1. Habit interruption is a powerful tool you can use to break bad habits.
2. Top performers know environmental cues and rewards that help trigger desired behaviors.
1. Habit interruption is a powerful tool you can use to break bad habits.
2. Top performers know environmental cues and rewards that help trigger desired behaviors.
3. Consistency is king when it comes to habit building.
4. Identifying sequences of events that lead to bad habits and then take action to change one or more elements of the sequence.
4. Identifying sequences of events that lead to bad habits and then take action to change one or more elements of the sequence.
Habits rule your life; if you don't take them seriously, you won't like where you end up.
It's not about being perfect; it's about being aware and making the changes you know you should make.
It's not about being perfect; it's about being aware and making the changes you know you should make.
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