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• Basic concept
All the actions are repeated if it is rewarded and resisted if punished. The more IMMEDIATE the pain the less likely it gets repeated, so the best way to abandon the predicament of a bad habit is to immediately punish the behaviour.

• What to do?
By signing a habit contract with an accountability partner specifying what actions will you obey in detail and what all punishments can be enforced if one misses can be a great way to stick to a habit.
Note❗️ To be productive, the cost of procrastination must be greater than the cost of action.

• Why it works?
We are always trying to present our best selves to the world. We comb our hair and brush our teeth and dress carefully because we know these habits are likely to get a positive reaction. We want to get good grades and graduate from top schools to impress potential employers and mates and our friends and family. We care about the opinions of those around us because it helps if others like us. This is precisely why getting an accountability partner or signing a habit contract can work so well.
Excerpt From: James Clear. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results”. Apple Books.

Increased total iteration to 16 because I have reduced tasks per iteration as it is helping me in building momentum.

TLDR; Measure your habits and try not to break the chain, even if you miss a day rebound quickly as that mindset separates winners from losers.

“The 4th Law of Behavior Change is making it satisfying.

ø We are more likely to repeat a behaviour when the experience is satisfying.

ø The Cardinal Rule of Behavior Change: What is immediately rewarded is repeated. What is immediately punished is avoided. The human brain evolved to prioritize immediate rewards over delayed rewards.

ø To get a habit to stick you need to feel immediately successful—even if it’s in a small way.

ø The first three laws of behaviour change—make it obvious, make it attractive, and make it easy—increase the odds that a behaviour will be performed this time. The fourth law of behaviour change—make it satisfying—increases the odds that a behaviour will be repeated next time.”

Excerpt From: James Clear. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results”.

Better to do less than nothing at all.

I had always found 2 minute rule to be a gimmick or a hack but today got to know the real reason as to why it works, will post the key insights tomorrow.

It takes at least 4 hours for one iteration, I will need a way to make it easier. It is tough not to procrastinate on this stuff.

- Conventional wisdom would say that motivation is the key to habit change and if you really ought to do it you would do it. However, the truth is the true motivation of hoomans 🐶 is to take the most convenient path aka the path of least resistance. 🤷🏻‍♂️

- If you observe apps on your phone you would realize that most of them are trying to do is to reduce friction from the existing process and the convenience is what keeps us going back to them. eg: Amazon for enhancing the shopping experience.

- The habits which require the most effort are the ones that get performed the least. One can make it more desirable by Priming the Environment. eg: buy healthy foods/ fruits in bulk and remove junk from your kitchen so that when you are hungry the natural step is to go for the healthy option.

"Imagine the cumulative reward you would be reaping by making dozen of these changes where your environment is designed to make your good habits easier and bad ones difficult"

Do you listen to slow or fast songs while doing any sort of physical activity?

Had to research on the following but procrastinated by watching Squid games 🦑
- Tax on Other sources of income -> crypto gains, IPOs, FD, savings account interest
- Landmark recognition -> 4 hours work pending

• “Your habits are modern-day solutions to ancient desires. New versions of old vices. Habits are attractive when we associate them with positive feelings, and we can use this insight to our advantage rather than to our detriment.”

• “A craving is the sense that something is missing. It is the desire to change your internal state. A craving is just a specific manifestation of a deeper underlying motive. Your brain did not evolve with a desire to smoke cigarettes or to check Instagram or to play video games. At a deep level, you simply want to reduce uncertainty and relieve anxiety, to win social acceptance and approval, or to achieve status.”

• “Look at nearly any product that is habit-forming and you’ll see that it does not create a new motivation, but rather latches onto the underlying motives of human nature.
- Find love and reproduce = using Tinder”
- Win social acceptance and approval = posting on Instagram
- Achieve status and prestige = playing video games”

• “The key to finding and fixing the causes of your BAD habits is to reframe the associations you have about them. And for making a GOOD habit It’s not easy, but if you can reprogram your predictions, you can transform a hard habit into an attractive one.”

Document it in the evening.

4 features, 10 iterations each required

- Parking this work for a while some important work has popped up.
- Decide on the algos and the level of documentation required.