Mike and Thanh talk about why rituals are much better than habits, and they break down the 5 flaws of habits. Listen in to learn how to make your rituals stick and how to break them down into manageable steps.

Cheat Sheet

The five flaws of habits

1. Habits aren’t very specific

2. They don’t get you started

3. There’s no why behind your habits

4. They inherently aren’t very sticky

5. There’s usually no step-by-step system behind a habit

Why rituals are habits 2.0

When we don’t know what the first step is, we can’t get started

The why behind something is what helps maintain a ritual

Why Mike and Thanh journal and the different reasons they do it

Not every habit is something you do every day

Adding notifications to your calendar

The 21-day myth

Things you can do to make a ritual sticky

Anchor a ritual to a specific location

Why fear is the most powerful form of influence

You want to create your ritual with as little variation as possible

Links

TPS2: Journaling

Rituals course

Pact app

Habits Crash Course

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