The speaker reflects on a parable about two wolves and discusses the concept of good and bad habits. They explain how habits can either grow or diminish depending on what we feed and how every person has both good and bad habits. The speaker also acknowledges that bad habits serve certain needs or wants, making it a difficult choice to break them. They suggest that establishing good habits that can substitute for the bad ones is a good starting point.
Stephen Guise is an international best-selling author, blogger, and entrepreneur. His books have been translated into 17 languages, including his latest book, Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day.
Eric and Stephen discuss his unique approach to creating good habits that are adaptable to your life and unique circumstances.
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Stephen Guise and I Discuss How to Form Elastic Habits and…
- His book, Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day
- How bad habits fulfill some needs
- An elastic habit is one that creates flexibility and more points of progress
- How flexibility is strength when it comes to obstacles
- Lateral flexibility is having several different options to achieve the same goal
- Vertical flexibility is having the option to move the intensity of the activity up or down
- The roles of the different levels: mini, plus, and elite
- How to work with feelings and motivation in establishing habits
- How to apply the lateral and vertical flexibility to habits
- Cues or triggers are what prompts you to do the behavior
- The different types of cues or triggers: time. activity, daily, emotional, and window
- Intelligent tracking and why it’s important in establishing new habits
- The process for creating and implementing “elastic” habits
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