Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

In this episode, we look at how we form habits. Sponsor: Right now Blinkist has a special offer just for our audience. Go to blinkist.com/TINYLEAPS to start your free 7 day trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. The Problem I’ve mentioned on this podcast a number of times that the secret to moving forward is taking consistent action over long periods of time. I’ve also spent an enormous amount of time talking about how taking advantage of the habit system can make it significantly easier to do that. The process for change becomes really simple when we break it down into these two things. You identify the change you want to create You figure out the key behavior that will drive it You turn that behavior into a habit Over time the change occurs It’s basic, straightforward, and makes sense. But obviously simple and basic aren’t quite enough to create change. Digging Deeper You may already know this but let’s quickly cover what exactly a habit is. According to Oxford, a habit is defined a