The Power of Habit Formation

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I think there's just incredible power in doing the same thing every day. It's very easy to attach new habits to it, so I can adjust it and that's way easier than starting a new habit from scratch. The pandemic kind of screwed up my habit, my salad routine, which is why we need to think about habit formation as something you have to get good at because inevitably life will throw things at you and you'll have to redo your habit.

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How can you live your best life? What's a good definition of "wisdom"? What are some possible taxonomies of life outcomes? What are some low-hanging fruit in the realm of self-improvement? What are some useful behavior change frameworks and techniques?

All his life, James Norris has been searching for the best ways to change himself and change the world. He started as an entrepreneur at age 6 and since has co-founded or helped build 9 businesses and 16 organizations, including the premier conference for the effective altruism movement, the world's first global lifehacking event series, Southeast Asia's first social innovation hackathon series, and a university for today's Leonardo da Vincis. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as a triple major / quadruple minor. Find more about him at jamesnorris.org and upgradable.org.

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