Better than Before Flashcards
Four Pillars of Habits
- Monitoring
- Foundation
- Scheduling
- Accountability
Flannery O’connor
Write two hours a day, every day
Quitting time
Allow yourself a break after a certain time: You’ve earned it
Scheduled Play Time
Artist’s date, going for a walk, Visiting an art gallery etc, each week.
Free from X
And all the things that come with it
Tips for blocking bad habits
Increase the activation cost, hide cues, delay it, engage in incompatible activity, block it.
Contingency plans
If — happens, I will do —
15 minutes
Can overcome most desires
Not a reward
A natural consequence of stopping the bad habit. make the outcomes more tactile, not just a reward
Self Measurement
Brings self awareness and self control. Identify precisely what action is required: read news every morning, call one client every day, not be more informed, cultivate relationships
We must actually measure it for it to work.