Write a Cue and Place for Your Practice
Whenyou plan tomorrow’s practice
Write one sentence: “After [specific existing action], I will [small practice] at [place].” Use a cue that happens as often as your practice needs to.
Why it works
Clear credits BJ Fogg for linking a new action to an established one. A cue like closing a laptop is more precise than “at lunch”.
Start tiny
Write the existing action you will use.
What you’ll notice
Tomorrow’s practice has an address and an entrance.
When it slips
The cue happens while you are busy? Choose an existing moment when your hands and attention are free.
James Clear, How to Build New Habits by Taking Advantage of Old Ones. Read the source ↗ (Finding the Right Trigger; The Next Step). Editorial adaptation of Clear’s taught method; cues, timings and wording are ours. Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006), Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology,38,69–119. Read the source ↗ The grade supports situation–action planning; the personal cue and wording are adaptations, without a guaranteed success rate.
Growth: Practices that need preparation, a recurring slot or a useful tool.
