Building Better Habits
We discuss the secrets of building better habits, including the 4 laws of making or breaking habits, physical totems, the paperclip story, and habit competition apps. We share our 2019 habits we're trying to create and break, and how we're going to do it.
Episode 68 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin, titled "Building Better Habits" was published on January 7, 2019 and runs 100 minutes.
January 7, 2019 ·100m · The Better Show
Summary
We discuss the secrets of building better habits, including the 4 laws of making or breaking habits, physical totems, the paperclip story, and habit competition apps. We share our 2019 habits we're trying to create and break, and how we're going to do it.
Episode Description
We discuss the secrets of building better habits, including the 4 laws of making or breaking habits, physical totems, the paperclip story, and habit competition apps. We share our 2019 habits we're trying to create and break, and how we're going to do it.
Show Notes
- 2:55— Why do habits matter?
- 9:52— Willpower & habits
- 15:05— Our 2019 habits we want to create
- 20:09— The habits we want to break in 2019
- 23:13— Our personal experiences with habits
- 31:55— Tips & hacks for habits
- 43:22— 4 laws for making or breaking habits
- 1:12:42— Quick hits: physical totems, competition app, the paperclip story, batching habits
- 1:21:15— Our 2019 habit experiments
Products Mentioned
- Atomic Habits Cheatsheet
- Habit Contract Template
- Ian's first 2019 book review: Become Financially "Unshakeable" in 2019
- Subscribe to Ian's 2019 book reviews
- SPAR! Social habit building app
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
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