The Simple Guide to Better Habits

About this book

The Simple Guide to Better Habits strips habit change back to what is workable day to day: starting small enough to succeed, attaching new behaviour to existing routines, designing your surroundings to make the right choice easier, and recovering quickly when you slip. It also covers unwinding habits you would rather leave behind, and how to stack small changes into a routine that feels natural rather than enforced.

What readers will learn

• Why small starting steps outperform ambitious ones
• How to anchor a new habit to something you already do
• How to arrange your environment to support good choices
• A light tracking method that avoids all-or-nothing thinking
• A practical approach to breaking unwanted habits

Table of contents

1. Introduction: Small Is the Point
2. 1. How Habits Actually Form
3. 2. Starting Small Enough to Succeed
4. 3. Anchoring New Habits to Old Ones
5. 4. Designing Your Surroundings
6. 5. Tracking Without Obsessing
7. 6. Recovering From a Broken Streak
8. 7. Unwinding Habits You Want to Leave
9. 8. Stacking Small Changes Into a Routine
10. Appendix: Habit Planning Pages