This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2162. Show up so small that it's silly, but it works.

By Alyssa Wolf of yourunbizzylife.com,

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Show up so small that it's silly, but it works. By Alyssa Wolf of yourunbizzylife.com.

Have you ever struggled with habits? Who hasn't right? This book is going to change your habit life permanently.

I'm talking about atomic habits written by James Clear. Yes, it's that good. Clear puts in the legwork with scientific studies, award-winning sports team, and goal-setting entrepreneurs.

But the real magic of his book comes from the habit hacks he discovered. The Four Laws.

He teaches the four laws of successful habit formation. Make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying.

Think about it. If your new good habit, say running, is obvious, you won't be hunting in the dark for your running shoes.

If it's attractive, you won't unconsciously put off going for a run.

If it's easy to put on your workout clothes first thing in the morning and get out the door, your barrier is very low.

It won't take much effort. We like habits that don't take much effort.

And if it's satisfying to go on that run, you'll want to repeat the process or habit to get that same satisfying result another time.

And thus, a habit is born. Is anything happening?

According to Clear, the difficulty with most people and habits is that habits are a long-term strategy.

It takes months of working out before you notice a change in muscle tone.

You have to eat better for months until one day your genes fit better. It's the long haul.

Which is why we so often give up on our habits after a week, a fortnight, a month, when we don't see immediate results.

Quote, you do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

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