After over 8 years of publishing a daily blog, my streak was derailed. It reinforced 3 foundational truths about consistency.
What You Really Mean When You Say You “Lost Motivation”
Why is it so hard to sustain daily practices that you know are good for you? It’s not about losing motivation.
3 Problems With the 1 Percent Rule For Improvement
The myth that 1 percent improvement every day will lead to exponential growth misrepresents the nature of progress and ignores the reality of human capacity.
How Long It Really Takes To Create a Healthy Habit
There’s a persistent myth that it takes 21 days to build a habit. The reality is that it takes much less time — and also much more time — depending on the habit.
3 Reasons Why Exercise is Not a Habit
Attempting to create a consistent workout practice by treating exercise like a habit are doomed to fail, because exercise is not a habit.
4 Criteria a Reward Must Meet to Reinforce Behavior
A core principle of behavior change is that “what gets rewarded gets reinforced.” But for this to work, the reward must meet 4 criteria.
5 Reasons Why the Habit Loop Framework Fails For Intentional Behavior Change
The common approach to habit change is based on 5 assumptions that don’t apply to the intentional behaviors that adults want to cultivate.
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