how to build a new habit?
A ccording to researchers at Duke University, habits account for about 40 percent of our behaviors on any given day. Understanding how to build new habits (and how your current ones work) is essential for making progress in your health, your happiness, and your life in general. But there can be a lot of information out there and most of it isn't very simple to digest. To solve this problem and break things down in a very simple manner, I have created this strategy guide for how to build new habits that actually stick. Even more detailed information is available in my book, Atomic Habits. 1. Start with an incredibly small habit. Make it so easy you can't say no. —Leo Babauta When most people struggle to build new habits, they say something like, “I just need more motivation .” Or, “I wish I had as much willpower as you do.” This is the wrong approach. Research shows that willpower is like a muscle. It gets fatigued as you use it ...