{"id":33970,"date":"2019-07-24T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=33970"},"modified":"2019-07-21T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T23:44:07","slug":"bookfreak16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/bookfreak16\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Freak #16: How to Break and Make Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Freak<\/a> is one of four newsletters from Cool Tools Lab (our other three are the Cool Tools Newsletter<\/a>, Recomendo<\/a>, and What’s in my bag?<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

In this issue of Book Freak: advice on breaking bad habits and making good ones.<\/p>\n

Allow yourself to anticipate the reward<\/strong>
\n\u201cWant to exercise more? Choose a cue, such as going to the gym as soon as you wake up, and a reward, such as a smoothie after each workout. Then think about that smoothie, or about the endorphin rush you\u2019ll feel. Allow yourself to anticipate the reward. Eventually, that craving will make it easier to push through the gym doors every day.\u201d
\n\u2015 Charles Duhigg, The Power Of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business<\/a><\/p>\n

Make your habit-changing goal specific<\/strong>
\n\u201cRead the news every morning” or \u201cCall one client each day\u201d are easy to monitor, while vague resolutions such as \u201cBe more informed\u201d or \u201cCultivate better client relationships\u201d are hard to monitor. Accurate monitoring helps determine whether a habit is worth the time, money, or energy it consumes.\u201d
\n\u2015 Gretchen Rubin, Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives<\/a><\/p>\n

You always have three options<\/strong>
\n\u201cYou always have three options. You can change it, you can accept it, or you can leave it. What is not a good option is to sit around wishing you would change it but not changing it, wishing you would leave it but not leaving it, and not accepting it. It\u2019s that struggle, that aversion, that is responsible for most of our misery. The phrase that I probably use the most to myself in my head is just one word: accept.\u201d
\n\u2015 Timothy Ferriss, Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers<\/a><\/p>\n

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