Name: Mini Habits
ISBN: 9781494882273

Mini Habits

I had experimented with personal development strategies for a decade. When I accidentally started my first mini habit-and the changes I made were actually lasting-I realized the prior strategies I relied on were complete failures. When something works, that which doesn't work is exposed. The science in Mini Habits exposes the predictably inconsistent results of most popular personal growth strategies, and reveals why mini habits are consistent.A mini habit is a very small positive behavior that you force yourself to do every day; a mini habit's "too small to fail" nature makes it weightless, deceptively powerful, and a superior habit-building strategy.Mini Habits will better equip you to change your life than 99% of the people you see walking around on this globe. People so often think that they are the reason they can't achieve lasting chan≥ but the problem isn't with them-it's with their strategy. You can achieve great things without the guilt, intimidation, and repeated failure associated with such strategies such as "getting motivated," resolutions, or even "just doing it." To make changes last, you need to stop fighting against your brain. When you start playing by your brain's rules-as mini habits show you how to do-lasting change isn't so hard.

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chegraJan 2023

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twawaaayOct 2022

That was a long time ago. I lost most of it about decade ago and turned most of the rest into muscle. Running daily.

Don't count calories. Read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Habits-Weight-Loss-Suffering/dp/...

Calorie counting does not work (that's exact point of my post). What you need to do is to teach yourself to eat and behave as if you were healthy and this gets down to building right habits and displacing bad food with good food. Notice I am not saying dieting -- removing food you like and leaving void in your diet is a recipe for frustration and breaking your promise. Instead, learn to embrace healthy food and slowly include more of it in your diet and you will naturally start eating less of the bad ones.

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floxyJul 2021

Other books in a similar vein that I liked:

_One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way_ by Robert Maurer

_Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results_ by Stephen Guise

Both are short reads, and the Kaizen book is also in a nice small form factor that you can stick in your back pocket. These books emphasize the importance of making even the smallest change possible.

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tmalyApr 2021

I would highly recommend using mini habits to help get started.

Stephen Guise wrote a book Mini Habits that is quite short but to the point on how to implement these.

https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Habits-Smaller-Bigger-Results/dp...

Using the Pomodoro technique is another great strategy for those days where you really do not feel like doing any work.

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tmalyMar 2021

Your willpower is limited, so work on your stuff first thing in the morning. This may mean going to bed earlier. I recommend making a plan the night before. Even breaking things down into small tasks.

The Pomodoro Technique is super helpful when you need to get some momentum and just plow through stuff. Also check out the book Mini Habits by Stephen Guise. It is a great technique for building momentum.

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tmalyDec 2019

Getting Things Done - the 2001 version I read two years ago, I use the general idea and it helps to have a clear head when your fighting fires daily.

Never Split the Difference - some very practical negotiation strategies.

Mini Habits by Stephen Guise - short book but awesome method. I am still doing the one pushup habit since last March.

How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck by Steve Stockman - I wanted to improve my video production for my programming course for kids. I am still learning but this book has been a huge help.

The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking by Barbara Minto - huge help with improving my written communication at my job.

The Coaching Habit by Michael Stanier - short book but huge help when your transitioning to managing people.

Made to Stick by Dan Heath - was a huge help in planning how I would teach elementary students last month about programming.

The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch - aside from application of Pareto principle, I took away the idea that books provide the best bang for your buck for knowledge density.

The 4 Hour Work Week - great inspiration to start your own thing.

The $100 Startup - like the 4HWW but with more details.

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