Before Breakfast The secret to sticking with things
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Dec 1, 2025 Unlocking the secret to achieving your dreams starts with making goals easy and enjoyable. Many resolutions fail because they lack a supportive structure. By breaking down big ambitions into manageable daily tasks—like listening to Beethoven or reading a chapter of a novel—success becomes seamless. Incorporate these small activities into your routine and focus on enjoyment rather than discipline. When steps feel trivial, sticking with long-term goals becomes a superpower, leading to a fulfilling sense of accomplishment.
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Make Goals Easy, Pleasant, And Fitting
- We stick with activities that are easy, pleasant, and fit our existing life rhythms.
- Structuring goals this way converts discipline into simple daily remembering and habit.
Listening To Beethoven In Daily Pieces
- Laura listened to almost all of Beethoven by following a site that breaks his works into 366 daily pieces.
- She simply played the day's selections while driving, making the habit effortless and enjoyable.
Reading Tolstoy One Chapter A Day
- Laura finished Anna Karenina by reading one very short chapter per day until the book was done.
- Keeping the book on her nightstand made progress tiny, pleasant, and consistent.
