Dr. BJ Fogg

Um, so I gave you the example, like for me, just to be a little devil's advocate.

And I don't have that mental resistance that I have. Yeah. And the way to think about that, it wasn't a function of repetition. It was a function of your feeling successful. You're seeing progress, right? Okay. So notice it resulted, like if you, had to do the swimming, and you never felt successful, you would not have, eventually once you failed, you would not have created a habit out of that.

And I don't have that mental resistance that I have. Yeah. And the way to think about that, it wasn't a function of repetition. It was a function of your feeling successful. You're seeing progress, right? Okay. So notice it resulted, like if you, had to do the swimming, and you never felt successful, you would not have, eventually once you failed, you would not have created a habit out of that.

And I don't have that mental resistance that I have. Yeah. And the way to think about that, it wasn't a function of repetition. It was a function of your feeling successful. You're seeing progress, right? Okay. So notice it resulted, like if you, had to do the swimming, and you never felt successful, you would not have, eventually once you failed, you would not have created a habit out of that.

Okay, all right. So people are, first they're misleading you in these books and blogs, but when people think that repetition is the key to creating habits, They think, oh, I've got a, and one of the memes is that 66 days, not true, but that's what's out there. So they think, okay, in order to create an exercise habit, I have to repeat it 66 days. Oh, I don't have time for that.

Okay, all right. So people are, first they're misleading you in these books and blogs, but when people think that repetition is the key to creating habits, They think, oh, I've got a, and one of the memes is that 66 days, not true, but that's what's out there. So they think, okay, in order to create an exercise habit, I have to repeat it 66 days. Oh, I don't have time for that.

Okay, all right. So people are, first they're misleading you in these books and blogs, but when people think that repetition is the key to creating habits, They think, oh, I've got a, and one of the memes is that 66 days, not true, but that's what's out there. So they think, okay, in order to create an exercise habit, I have to repeat it 66 days. Oh, I don't have time for that.

I'm going to wait till I have fun. They look at behavior changes, something to dread, something to endure, something that might be painful. And none of this is helpful. Instead, you can change your behavior by feeling like happy and joyous. Now, when you look at what has worked, Like your example is a great one, Mark.

I'm going to wait till I have fun. They look at behavior changes, something to dread, something to endure, something that might be painful. And none of this is helpful. Instead, you can change your behavior by feeling like happy and joyous. Now, when you look at what has worked, Like your example is a great one, Mark.

I'm going to wait till I have fun. They look at behavior changes, something to dread, something to endure, something that might be painful. And none of this is helpful. Instead, you can change your behavior by feeling like happy and joyous. Now, when you look at what has worked, Like your example is a great one, Mark.

When it has worked well, it will always be true that there was an emotional component where you felt more successful or it relieved some negative emotion. Yeah, or pain or whatever. That's what it is. And so in Tiny Habits, we don't leave that to chance. I mean, I have a chapter that's like, emotion's great habits. And then we give...

When it has worked well, it will always be true that there was an emotional component where you felt more successful or it relieved some negative emotion. Yeah, or pain or whatever. That's what it is. And so in Tiny Habits, we don't leave that to chance. I mean, I have a chapter that's like, emotion's great habits. And then we give...

When it has worked well, it will always be true that there was an emotional component where you felt more successful or it relieved some negative emotion. Yeah, or pain or whatever. That's what it is. And so in Tiny Habits, we don't leave that to chance. I mean, I have a chapter that's like, emotion's great habits. And then we give...

In the book, specific techniques and the coaches that coach people in tiny habits help you find exactly what techniques do you use so you can feel that emotion at exactly the right times to wire in habits really, really quickly. And the better you are at feeling that emotion, that positive emotion on demand, the better you will be at wiring and habits. So that's an interesting piece.

In the book, specific techniques and the coaches that coach people in tiny habits help you find exactly what techniques do you use so you can feel that emotion at exactly the right times to wire in habits really, really quickly. And the better you are at feeling that emotion, that positive emotion on demand, the better you will be at wiring and habits. So that's an interesting piece.

In the book, specific techniques and the coaches that coach people in tiny habits help you find exactly what techniques do you use so you can feel that emotion at exactly the right times to wire in habits really, really quickly. And the better you are at feeling that emotion, that positive emotion on demand, the better you will be at wiring and habits. So that's an interesting piece.

Yeah. Yeah, well, let me sketch it out. So when I say behavior, I mean all types of behavior. Habit is a subset. So within, like if I were drawing a diagram, within the big circle, that is behavior. Motivational ability prompt applies to all behavior types. It applies to habits. It applies to stopping behaviors. It applies to one-time behaviors.

Yeah. Yeah, well, let me sketch it out. So when I say behavior, I mean all types of behavior. Habit is a subset. So within, like if I were drawing a diagram, within the big circle, that is behavior. Motivational ability prompt applies to all behavior types. It applies to habits. It applies to stopping behaviors. It applies to one-time behaviors.

Yeah. Yeah, well, let me sketch it out. So when I say behavior, I mean all types of behavior. Habit is a subset. So within, like if I were drawing a diagram, within the big circle, that is behavior. Motivational ability prompt applies to all behavior types. It applies to habits. It applies to stopping behaviors. It applies to one-time behaviors.

It applies to temporary behaviors like taking an antibiotic. Then when you get down to the subset of habits, those are behaviors you do quite automatically. Those are different than the other types of behaviors. What creates the automaticity in the emotion, the positive feedback, the emotion. I have people focus on the emotion of success, the feeling of success.