We have always been warned about habits, mostly bad ones. Don’t do this or that or you will make a habit of it. But not all habits are bad. The same mechanism that makes you an addict can be used to make you an efficient machine. Do you remember the last time you had a fulfilling day. You started with a bright smile and ended feeling content and happy about your day? You can have that every day by identifying the actions that made it a good day and replicating them every day. In Habit Stacking, S. J. Scott shows you how you can make small changes one at a time and make it a habit.
In his books, S.J. provides daily action plans for every area of your life: health, fitness, work and personal relationships. Unlike other personal development guides, his content focuses on taking action. So instead of reading over-hyped strategies that rarely work in the real-world, you’ll get information that can be immediately implemented.
Habit Stacking: 127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Author: S.J. Scott
Paperback: 330 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 10, 2017)
ISBN: 1545339120, 978-1545339121
Habit Stacking Summary
The author begins with refuting the often believed Zero to Hero in a day story that we all like to believe so much in. But, he says, there is hardly anyone who gets success overnight. Even when someone does, all the hard work behind that tipping point is often not part of the communication. Don’t they say you are not famous until you are famous?
The answer to success in anything is hard work and ability to repeat the small successes in your life. And as hard as it may sound it is possible. By cultivating small habits that will lead to the complete package. We all do not get everything needed to be successful at work or relationships. But we can start small. We can start with one little thing and repeat it until its dissolves into the background and becomes a part of our personality.
For example, you might be aiming to lose weight and become fit this new year. And it would take a lot more than just eating a little less or working out a bit more. With Habit Stacking, you can start with just one thing. Cut down on greasy breakfast for starters. Do this for a number of days until picking a non-greasy option comes naturally to you. Then move on to the next thing that you need to do to reach your overall goal. In this way, you can keep adding small routines to your life and build a stack of habits that will help you achieve your goal.
In Habit Stacking the author walks you through this in a step-by-step manner and helps you build these small habits. From defining goals correctly and identifying the small nuggets to his nine rules to create a habit stack, the author will give you all the information you need to create new useful habits.
Toward the end of the book, the author simplifies things further by giving you templates of habit stacks and how you can build them for your career goals, financial goals, and your health goals.