Why should you build habits?

One of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then stack your new behavior on top. This is called habit stacking.

The formula is: After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].

Examples:

• After I pour my morning coffee, ...

Factors to consider when choosing a new habit to track:

• Motivation: choose a habit you personally care about. If you pick a habit out of a sense of obligation, your motivation will fade.
• Regularity: find a habit you can track daily. Each habit repetition enforces ...

... for discovering which habits to change:

• Make a list of your daily habits.
• Decide which is a good habit, a bad habit, or a neutral habit, by how they will benefit you in the long run.
• There is no need to change anything at first, simply acknowledge ...