
Mini Habits
Smaller Habits, Bigger Results
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Narrated by:
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Daniel Penz
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By:
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Stephen Guise
One afternoon - after another failed attempt to get motivated to exercise - I (accidentally) started my first mini habit. I initially committed to do one push-up, and it turned into a full workout. I was shocked. This "stupid idea" wasn't supposed to work. I was shocked again when my success with this strategy continued for months (and to this day). I had to consider that maybe I wasn't the problem in those 10 years of mediocre results. Maybe it was my prior strategies that were ineffective, despite being oft-repeated as "the way to change" in countless books and blogs.
I was right.
Is there a scientific explanation for this?
As I sought understanding, I found a plethora of scientific studies that had answers, with nobody to interpret them correctly. Based on the science - which you'll find peppered throughout Mini Habits - we've been doing it all wrong.
You can succeed without the guilt, intimidation, and repeated failure associated with such strategies as "getting motivated," New Year's Resolutions, or even "just doing it." In fact, you need to stop using those strategies if they aren't giving you great results. They don't work because they all require you to fight against your subconscious brain (a fight not easily won). It's only when you start playing by your brain's rules and taking your human limitations seriously--as mini habits show you how to do - that you can achieve lasting change.
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Surprised by how deeply helpful the thoughts in this book are
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Great book!
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Great information
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Good concepts to remember:
-Break the habit down as small as possible and commit to do it everyday ex. One push-up
-Make it too small to fail to create the habit
-Don't do too many at once
-Track it and make it visible
Only drawback - it was a little long for the amount of content
Very helpful- creating mini habits works!
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If you could sum up Mini Habits in three words, what would they be?
Useful, Insightful, and Essential.Who was your favorite character and why?
There are no characters within this title.Have you listened to any of Daniel Penz’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not listened to any other works by this author.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Mostly of "Eureka" whenever something I didn't notice in my life was brought up.Any additional comments?
This book teaches you how to feasibly do important tasks daily and also explains in detail why it works and the reasons other methods fail. As the title suggests, it is done by making the said goal in question so small that your ego won't let you fail and although it sounds like nothing the idea is that you are doing said action so consistently over time that it becomes a habit and thus easier to do without having to drag yourself to do it. The added bonus is that at times when you have the "I don't feel like it's" the goal is so underwhelming that it is too easy to not do it.My problem is that when I wanted to do something every day I was making the mistake of setting my daily goal bigger than I thought it was and so it was incredibly hard to keep doing it every day consistently. Making the goal very small and following some of the extra advice this book offers have done wonders for my productivity. I wish I knew of this method many, many years ago!
This book is essential to anyone who has trouble reaching goals, procrastinating, keeping priorities, and even if you don't have those problems you should still give this book a listen.
This Is Incredible for Procrastination!
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This strategy really works for me!
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If you're into better ing yourself and self-help drop WHATEVER you're reading/listening to read this.
Simply the truth. This is how to change. Fact
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love it
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