Lesson 5 of 6 · What keeps it going
The one sentence
Take the most ordinary and most physical of the four. It is the one that needs no insight and no willpower.
The move
Changing where the phone is
10 minutes or less
- Habits are triggered by the situation, so change the situation rather than trying harder.
- Charge the phone in another room overnight. Buy a clock if the alarm is the reason.
- Pick one other place it does not come: the table, the first hour, the bathroom.
- Do not delete anything. Deleting is a decision you will reverse and this is not.
If it does not work
If you put it back in the bedroom after two nights, pick the easier of the two places instead. The change that survives beats the change that is correct.
Write the one sentence
A specific plan works better than a good intention. Fill both halves in your own words.
When
I will
Put it in your calendar
Pick a day and a time and you will get a calendar file to open. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Kept in this browser only.