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Plan ahead for obstacles
Use an 'If-Then' approach to prepare for anticipated roadblocks as you pursue your goals.
Mastering personal goal setting
How to set effective goals based on your underlying motivation.
How to make exercise into a habit
Explore effective techniques to establish exercise as a regular habit in your life.
Harness the power of the fresh start effect
Use the psychology of a clean slate to boost your chances of successful behavior change.
Systems trump goals
Achieve more by focusing less on goals and more on systems to achieve them.
How to create a morning routine that works for you
Start your day right with a morning routine tailored to you.
Habits: Harnessing the power of repeated small changes
How to change your habits to shape the kind of person you want to become.
Make behavior satisfying or unsatisfying
We tend to repeat behaviors that are immediately satisfying and avoid behaviors that are not.
Make behavior easy or difficult
The easier it is to perform a behavior, the more likely we are to engage in it.
Make behavior attractive or unattractive
The expectation of a satisfying outcome motivates us to act.
Turn your behavioral plan into action
Practical strategies for achieving your desired outcomes.
Create a plan to achieve your personal goal
Develop actionable behavioral steps to reach your goal and sustain progress.
Bring your daily habits to light
Create a habits scorecard to identify hidden patterns in your daily life.
Determine the kind of person you want to be
To change your habits, start by focusing on who you want to become.
How to replace a bad habit by understanding its underlying motive
You want the better feeling it produces, not the habit itself.