Stephen Guise, international best-selling author, discusses his book 'Elastic Habits' and the concept of creating adaptable habits. Topics include the roles of different habit levels, working with feelings and motivation, different types of triggers, and intelligent tracking in establishing new habits.
Creating elastic habits involves incorporating flexibility and adaptability into your daily routines.
Choosing different cues or triggers for each habit can help establish and maintain consistent behaviors.
Deep dives
Choose up to three habits and consider their lateral options
Choose up to three habits that you want to focus on. For each habit, consider different lateral options or variations that you can choose from to accomplish the habit.
Choose the right cues for your habits and commit
Choose cues or triggers that prompt you to do each habit. These cues can be time-based, activity-based, daily cues, or window cues. Commit to following through on your chosen cues.
Display your habits in a visible way
Display your habits in a visible place to serve as a reminder and keep you accountable. Use habit posters or a whiteboard to easily see your habits and their variations.
Track your habits and evaluate your performance (optional)
Track your habit progress using stickers, markings, or other tracking methods. Optionally, you can give yourself scores or points to evaluate your performance and compare progress month to month.
Eric and Stephen discuss his unique approach to creating good habits that are adaptable to your life and unique circumstances.
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