#41 Elastic Habits - Book Summary

Hello Wise Wordians,Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’.This week we are summarising ‘Elastic Habits’ by Stephen Guise which proposes a flexible framework that can be adopted to help the process of habit formation.In this episode we cover topics such as:Why flexibility is so fundamental to building habitsLateral and Vertical FlexibilityHow to build motivation using the elastic habits frameworkWhy you should focus on strategies rather than tacticsHow to fully apply the elastic habits frameworkIf any of these topics sound interesting to you then make sure to give it a listen, and if you enjoy what you hear, why not leave us a like, subscribe to our channel, or even better, let us know your thoughts in the comment section below, your feedback means so much to us and helps to improve our podcast.In addition to this, if you fancy implementing any of the actionable ideas we mention in this episode, head on over to our website at wisewords.blog where the Elastic Habits book summary will be waiting for you.Next week we will be summarising ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg so make sure you stay tuned for that.We hope you enjoy it.------------------------Chapters:00:00:00-Wise Words Intro00:00:16-Overview00:04:46-Introduction00:05:23-Why Elasticity?00:14:54-Type of Flexibility and Elasticity00:24:42-A New Dimension of Flexibility00:27:47-Lateral Flexibility00:28:41-Vertical Flexibility00:31:34-Goal Strengths and Weaknesses00:39:18-How to Motivate Yourself with Lateral and Vertical Flexibility00:44:30-Goal Anchoring for Two-Way Leverage00:53:31-Smarter Strategy, Superior Results00:56:39-The Four Pillars of Elastic Habits00:57:20-Dealing with the Paradox of Choice01:01:18-Elastic Habits Fully Applied01:24:44-DebriefIf you enjoyed this podcast make sure to check out our other content on our other platforms:Website: https://wisewords.blog/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisewords.blog/Twitter: https://twitter.com/wisewordsblogFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WiseWordsBlog