The One You Feed Stephen Guise on How to Form Elastic Habits
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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