Better than Before Flashcards

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Four Pillars of Habits

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  1. Monitoring
  2. Foundation
  3. Scheduling
  4. Accountability
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Flannery O’connor

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Write two hours a day, every day

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3
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Quitting time

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Allow yourself a break after a certain time: You’ve earned it

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4
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Scheduled Play Time

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Artist’s date, going for a walk, Visiting an art gallery etc, each week.

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5
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Free from X

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And all the things that come with it

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6
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Tips for blocking bad habits

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Increase the activation cost, hide cues, delay it, engage in incompatible activity, block it.

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7
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Contingency plans

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If — happens, I will do —

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8
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15 minutes

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Can overcome most desires

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9
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Not a reward

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A natural consequence of stopping the bad habit. make the outcomes more tactile, not just a reward

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10
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Self Measurement

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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.

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