How to Create Successful Habits That Will Stick
You’re tired.
Every time you try to start a new habit, you end up falling off. You had high hopes that this time you would be able to get them to stick.
Yet so far, you’ve had no luck.
The way to get habits to stick is through implementation intention. What this does is defines a time and a place for the habit at hand.
Often, we don’t think very deeply about our habits. We don’t understand them.
The Habit Loop
A habit is made up of three parts. A cue, the behavior, and the reward.
To make a habit stick, find or pick a cue that is obvious to you. Then, use implementation intention to follow through on the habit.
You’ll start at a specific time, in a specific place, and perform the activity. In the end, you get a reward.
Maybe the feeling of accomplishment is enough for you. Otherwise, you may want to choose a special reward for yourself to reinforce your behavior.
Perhaps you’re struggling to study and you want to make it a habit. Set a time and place for it to happen. You will study every day at 5 o’clock at your desk.
