Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

334 Pages·2014·1.31 MB·English

by  S.J. Scott

HABIT STACKING
127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth,
and Happiness
(The 2nd Edition)
Steve “S.J.” Scott
www.DevelopGoodHabits.com
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Contents
Contents
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PART I: INTRODUCTION
The Power of Small Actions
Habit Stacking: A Quick Definition
PART II: GOALS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO HABITS
Why Goals Are Important
12 Goal-Specific Questions to Ask Yourself
3 Types of Habits (and Why Each Is Important)
PART III: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HABIT STACKING
Problem #1: “I often don’t feel motivated.”
Problem #2: “I can’t remember to complete many small
actions.”
Solution: Use Habit Stacking to Build Powerful Routines
PART IV: GETTING STARTED WITH HABIT STACKING
My Habit Stacking Routine (11 Small Actions)
9 Rules to Build a Habit Stacking Routine
13 Steps for Building a Habit Stacking Routine
4 Questions about Habit Stacking
About the 127 Small Actions Covered in This Book
PART V: CAREER HABITS (#1 to #20)
PART VI: FINANCE HABITS (#21 to #39)
PART VII: HEALTH HABITS (#40 to #60)
PART IIX: LEISURE HABITS (#61 to #74)
PART IX: ORGANIZING HABITS (#75 to #90)
PART X: RELATIONSHIP HABITS (#91 to #108)
PART XI: SPIRITUALITY HABITS (#109 to #127)
PART XII: BUILDING LIFELONG HABIT STACKS
9 Example Habit Stacking Routines
6 Challenges That Might Be Holding You Back
Habit Stacking (a Quick Recap)
Final Thoughts on Habit Stacking
One Last Reminder …
Thank You!
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With the Habit Stacking Quick Start Guide, you’ll discover a printable reference
guide of all the rules, steps and a list of the 127 habits you can use to implement
the following strategy. Everything you need to get started with habit stacking is
included in the PDF that’s part of the free companion website.
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Hyperlinks Included in This Book
The digital version of Habit Stacking includes over a hundred hyperlinks to
resources and tools that can help you self-educate. But if I included them here, it
would have resulted in a clunky reading experience (and also a frustrating one
because some websites will change or delete their links in the future).
That’s why I’ve compiled all the websites mentioned in Habit Stacking on my
blog: http://www.developgoodhabits.com/habitstackingnotes
If you’d like to learn more about a specific tool or resource, then I recommend
checking out this page and bookmarking it for future reference.
Join the DGH Community
Looking to build your goal-specific habits? If so, then check out the Develop
Good Habits (DGH) community: http://www.HabitsGroup.com
This is an excellent group full of like-minded individuals who focus on getting
results with their lives. Here you can discover simple strategies for building
powerful habits, find accountability partners, and ask questions about your
struggles. If you want to “level up” the results from this book, then this is the
place to be.
Just go to http://www.HabitsGroup.com to join the DGH Community.
PART I: INTRODUCTION
The Power of Small Actions
Imagine what life would be like if you began each day with small actions that
created a chain reaction of positive benefits throughout your life.
You eat a healthy breakfast, have a great conversation with your loved ones, and
then begin your workday focusing on the important tasks. Then, throughout the
day, you complete other habits that positively impact your top goals. I guarantee
you’d feel more fulfilled, get more accomplished, and have a better direction for
your career.
All of this can be possible when you focus on small actions that relate to your
important goals.
These habits don’t require much effort. In fact, most only take five minutes or
less to complete. But they have a powerful compounding effect if you repeat
them often enough. This can include making a healthy drink, writing a loving
message to a loved one, or identifying three important tasks to work on first
thing in the morning. Do any of these repeatedly and you’ll notice a vast
improvement in your health, relationships, and work productivity.
Think of what your life would be like if your entire day was filled with these
small actions. Wouldn’t your life improve without a whole lot of effort? I bet it
would!
A Five-Minute Exercise to Transform Your Relationships
It’s easy to disregard the power of small actions. You might think that a simple
task can’t make a difference in your life. If you feel this way, then I challenge
you to complete a simple exercise that, coincidentally, only requires five minutes