A habit needs time
In the study by Lally et al., it typically took about 66 days for a daily action to become automatic, but anywhere from 18 to 254 days for different people. The study was small and has not been replicated yet.
One-minute habits
Week 4 of 8 on the suggested path
- Week 1: Sleep
- Week 2: The 8-8-8 balance
- Week 3: Joy in small wins
- Week 4: One-minute habits
- Week 5: Morning priorities
- Week 6: Weekly habits
- Week 7: Monthly challenges
- Week 8: The half-year check-in
I pick something that takes a minute a day, so small I can manage it even on a hard day.
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What it is
A few squats, a glass of water, one page of a book. In the Habits tab I make it a habit and tie it to something I do anyway, like “after my morning coffee”. I can set a reminder for a time when it makes sense.
Days in a row are not counted. The success rate only counts finished weeks and months, so a week in progress never haunts me and a missed day spoils nothing.
Why it works
Only what the sources really say. The effects are often small, but real.
Missing once is fine
In the same study, missing a single day did not really get in the way of forming the habit. That is why the app doesn’t count days in a row.
Start today
I pick one thing that takes a minute, tie it to something I do every day, and do it once today.
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Where it comes from
Inspired by Tomáš Baťa. Habits in three sizes, a minute a day, twenty minutes three times a week and an hour once a month, come from Baťa’s approach to working on yourself. That a minute is enough to start is his idea, not a research finding.