In Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life, Fumio Sasaki synthesizes existing studies and offers fifty tips about the psychology of habit formation. One concept I found interesting was hyperbolic discounting, “the human tendency to exaggerate rewards in front of us and to minimize our estimation of rewards (and punishment) in the future, making it tough to acquire good habits.” We need to make an extra effort to set up positive habits to be kind to our future selves. :)
As a single person living alone with no dependents, Sasaki certainly has latitude with structuring his creative life, but he writes with an earnestness I found compelling. Some of his tips include #6 “Examine the triggers and rewards for your habits”, #14 “Realize that hurdles are more powerful than rewards”, and #41 “Stop worrying how about how long it will take for something to become a habit” (since he dispels the 21-day assumption). A quick read, Hello, Habits is a good choice if you're learning the psychology of habits or looking for a productivity pick-me-up.
As a single person living alone with no dependents, Sasaki certainly has latitude with structuring his creative life, but he writes with an earnestness I found compelling. Some of his tips include #6 “Examine the triggers and rewards for your habits”, #14 “Realize that hurdles are more powerful than rewards”, and #41 “Stop worrying how about how long it will take for something to become a habit” (since he dispels the 21-day assumption). A quick read, Hello, Habits is a good choice if you're learning the psychology of habits or looking for a productivity pick-me-up.
“. . . those who succeed are those who don’t quit in the face of failure, and they’re the ones who continue until the end.”
~Fumio Sasaki, Hello, Habits
~Fumio Sasaki, Hello, Habits
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