Lower the bar to start
It helps to attach the new behavior to something you already do. Tie a faster morning commute to your morning coffee or your evening wind-down and it tends to stick.
Build in a little flexibility
Review your approach every few weeks. Keep what's working, quietly drop what isn't, and you'll end up with a routine that fits your life.
Celebrate the small wins
The first move is almost always the same: shrink the task until it feels almost too easy. With a faster morning commute, that might mean five minutes a day instead of an hour a week.
- Schedule it like any other appointment
- Make the next step obvious
- Review your results at the end of the month
Find a rhythm that fits your week
Make the default the good choice. Set things up so the easy path and the right path are the same one.
Make it part of your routine
Consistency beats intensity. A modest amount of effort, repeated, will outperform a burst of motivation that fizzles by Thursday.
Motivation gets you going; habits keep you going.
Remove as much friction as you can. The easier you make it, the less you'll rely on willpower to follow through.
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