From the course: How to Motivate Yourself to Do What’s Most Important
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Build successful habits
From the course: How to Motivate Yourself to Do What’s Most Important
Build successful habits
- [Instructor] Motivation is great, but it's a finite resource. We all know it can fade fast if you're feeling tired or worn down, so you don't want to rely on motivation exclusively in order to get things done. Instead, you can supplement your motivation by creating habits that propel you towards success. Here are three ways you can hasten the development of positive habits. First, the most important baseline habit which supports all the others is the ability to focus. That's been severely compromised in the internet era, so one easy fix is to make sure you've turned off all the notifications on both your phone and your computer. Second, start habit stacking. A crucial factor in habit formation is the anchor. What is the new habit attached to? How do you queue it up? Take a regular habit that you already do without thinking, maybe it's brushing your teeth or making coffee in the morning or grabbing your house keys on…
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