From the library
Tiny Habits
BJ Fogg, 2019
In one paragraph
BJ Fogg’s behavior design method shows how to create lasting change with tiny, easy actions tied to reliable prompts and reinforced by immediate celebration, prioritizing ability and environment over motivation.
Where this sits in the operating system
Purpose & Meaning
Continuous Improvement & Feedback Loops
Continuous Improvement & Feedback Loops
Systems Over Goals
Key insights
Behaviour happens when motivation, ability and a prompt converge. Motivation is the least reliable of the three, so design for ability.
Start absurdly small: two push-ups, one page. The size is what removes the need to decide.
Celebrate immediately. Fogg's claim is that the emotion at the moment of completion is what encodes the habit, not repetition alone.
Recognise it early
The failure and the correction sit side by side deliberately. Read the left column asking whether any of it is already true of you.
Starting too big
Weak prompts
Skipping celebration
Environmental friction
Motivation dependence
The same idea, argued differently
James Clear
Carol Dweck
The full breakdown
Before you close this
Naming the specific moment you will act roughly doubles the odds you do.
Reference
- Author
- BJ Fogg
- Published
- 2019
- Category
- Self-Help
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