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Micro-Challenges Are the Key to Making New Habits Stick

3 min readSep 5, 2023

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This was first published in the Chronic Evolution newsletter, where I help people evolve their mindset, cultivate positive habits, and overcome limiting beliefs so they can step into their best, authentic selves. Subscribe for free.

Did you hold your toothbrush in the same hand while brushing your teeth this morning?

Drink your tea (or coffee) out of your same favorite mug?

Slip into your coziest chair the same way you’ve done countless times before?

It’s nothing to feel bad about. I did it, too. It’s the unconscious programming that — according to Dr. Joe Dispenza — lets us live 95% of our lives on autopilot by the time we’re about 30.

But this subconscious program isn’t always working in your favor. It can also keep you in an endless negative cycle of not believing in yourself or your ability to change.

Today, we’re going to disrupt the system.

The 30-day challenge shakeup

Popular Medium writer Alex Mathers says 30-day challenges give you an unfair advantage in life. I agree.

Thirty is a magic number. It’s long enough to get a routine in place but short enough…

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Chronic Evolution
Chronic Evolution

Published in Chronic Evolution

Chronic Evolution is a publication built from the email newsletter of the same name. Both are designed to help you evolve your mindset, cultivate positive habits, and overcome limiting beliefs so you can step into your best, authentic self.

Carly Barrett
Carly Barrett

Written by Carly Barrett

Copywriter. Cat + Dog Mum. Goal Digger. Introvert. Chronically Evolving.