mini habits smaller habits bigger results

The great part about mini habits is once you get going, you will likely exceed your initial goal. By setting stupid small goals you give yourself a baseline to make progress on days when you lack motivation and willpower.

Stupid small goals have a huge impact on your behaviour.

It is crucial to develop positive habits that you can draw on during turbulent times. They are reverting back to their habitual behaviours. This is why so many people gain weight in times of stress.

Stress increases habitual behaviour for better or worse.

I ended up listening to the book for 15-20 minutes a day and even hit the 30 minute mark on a few days.

The great thing about Stephen’s technique is that you almost always exceed the mini goal. Stephen also suggested reading, or in my case, listening to his book a minimum of two minutes a day. The rationale behind the goal was so small it was impossible not to achieve and it ultimately led to him building a more robust fitness regime and additional life-changing mini habits.

Stephen often cites the example of his famous “one pushup challenge.” Stephen challenged himself to do a single push-up per day, every day.

Doing a little bit each day is a lot better than doing a lot on one day.

Here are my 10 key takeaways from the book: This creates the consistency necessary to build habits that produce measurable results in the gym and in your life. Book Mini Habits – Smaller Habits, Bigger Results is based on Stephen Guise’s premise that people should form habits so small, those habits can be performed even on your worst day.

Mini habits smaller habits bigger results