Dr. BJ Fogg
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So the goal setting, people don't get super upset with me. I break it into aspirations and outcomes. So there's a type of goal that's an aspiration. There's a type of goal that's an outcome. So rather than using an ambiguous word, because I'm really big on precision, let's use, when it's an aspiration, like earlier, Mark, you said you wanted to get stronger. That's an aspiration.
So the goal setting, people don't get super upset with me. I break it into aspirations and outcomes. So there's a type of goal that's an aspiration. There's a type of goal that's an outcome. So rather than using an ambiguous word, because I'm really big on precision, let's use, when it's an aspiration, like earlier, Mark, you said you wanted to get stronger. That's an aspiration.
So the goal setting, people don't get super upset with me. I break it into aspirations and outcomes. So there's a type of goal that's an aspiration. There's a type of goal that's an outcome. So rather than using an ambiguous word, because I'm really big on precision, let's use, when it's an aspiration, like earlier, Mark, you said you wanted to get stronger. That's an aspiration.
And then you find behaviors, specific behaviors that will take you there. An outcome might be somebody might say, wow, I want to lose 20 pounds. That's an outcome. Then you find specific behaviors that will take you there. So in either case, you start with what you want to achieve. This is part of the system in the book.
And then you find behaviors, specific behaviors that will take you there. An outcome might be somebody might say, wow, I want to lose 20 pounds. That's an outcome. Then you find specific behaviors that will take you there. So in either case, you start with what you want to achieve. This is part of the system in the book.
And then you find behaviors, specific behaviors that will take you there. An outcome might be somebody might say, wow, I want to lose 20 pounds. That's an outcome. Then you find specific behaviors that will take you there. So in either case, you start with what you want to achieve. This is part of the system in the book.
And then you figure out what behaviors are the right ones for you to take you there. So you don't guess at the behaviors. There's a way to figure out one of the best behaviors for you. You go to that aspiration or the outcome. And I'll go to a slightly different spot. Another one of the misleading ideas is that repetition creates the habit.
And then you figure out what behaviors are the right ones for you to take you there. So you don't guess at the behaviors. There's a way to figure out one of the best behaviors for you. You go to that aspiration or the outcome. And I'll go to a slightly different spot. Another one of the misleading ideas is that repetition creates the habit.
And then you figure out what behaviors are the right ones for you to take you there. So you don't guess at the behaviors. There's a way to figure out one of the best behaviors for you. You go to that aspiration or the outcome. And I'll go to a slightly different spot. Another one of the misleading ideas is that repetition creates the habit.
So if you can just keep yourself doing the behavior, it'll become a habit. And that's not true at all when you look at what the research. So the people that are advocating this, and there are very popular books, and there's a lot of the culture that's saying repetition creates habits. That's not true. You're being misled by those books and that thing.
So if you can just keep yourself doing the behavior, it'll become a habit. And that's not true at all when you look at what the research. So the people that are advocating this, and there are very popular books, and there's a lot of the culture that's saying repetition creates habits. That's not true. You're being misled by those books and that thing.
So if you can just keep yourself doing the behavior, it'll become a habit. And that's not true at all when you look at what the research. So the people that are advocating this, and there are very popular books, and there's a lot of the culture that's saying repetition creates habits. That's not true. You're being misled by those books and that thing.
When you look at the research that most people cite, It shows that repetition correlates the strength of habit. It gives no evidence whatsoever that repetition causes the habit to form. So the correction in my book, what I try to make very clear is it's emotions that create the habits. So that's one of the myths, myth busters in the book. Other things include like you have to set a goal.
When you look at the research that most people cite, It shows that repetition correlates the strength of habit. It gives no evidence whatsoever that repetition causes the habit to form. So the correction in my book, what I try to make very clear is it's emotions that create the habits. So that's one of the myths, myth busters in the book. Other things include like you have to set a goal.
When you look at the research that most people cite, It shows that repetition correlates the strength of habit. It gives no evidence whatsoever that repetition causes the habit to form. So the correction in my book, what I try to make very clear is it's emotions that create the habits. So that's one of the myths, myth busters in the book. Other things include like you have to set a goal.
Well, I have quite a long, so I'm training the tiny habits coach as we go through this thoroughly. And the reason, I mean, the question really is why do people think it creates habit change, right? That's really the question. Why do people think that? Well, because they've been told that for years. So when you look at the research, it does not say that.
Well, I have quite a long, so I'm training the tiny habits coach as we go through this thoroughly. And the reason, I mean, the question really is why do people think it creates habit change, right? That's really the question. Why do people think that? Well, because they've been told that for years. So when you look at the research, it does not say that.
Well, I have quite a long, so I'm training the tiny habits coach as we go through this thoroughly. And the reason, I mean, the question really is why do people think it creates habit change, right? That's really the question. Why do people think that? Well, because they've been told that for years. So when you look at the research, it does not say that.
Um, so I gave you the example, like for me, just to be a little devil's advocate.
Um, so I gave you the example, like for me, just to be a little devil's advocate.