3966: The Habit Ladder: How To Make A New Routine Stick by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology on Building Habits Gradually

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3966: Tyler Tervooren reveals how lasting routines aren’t built on discipline alone, but on sequencing behaviors so each action naturally triggers the next. By understanding the habit loop and stacking cues, routines, and rewards, you can turn effortful changes into automatic progress. Listen to discover how small, strategic shifts in order can make success feel almost effortless. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.riskology.co/habit-ladder/ Quotes to ponder: "When one good habit triggers another, the speed of success doubles." "The trick isn’t so much in what you do, but the order you do them in." "If you’re working to cement new habits but having a hard time, it could have less to do with the habits themselves and more to do with how they’re arranged." Episode references: The Power of Habit: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business/dp/081298160X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.9	This is Optimal Living Daily, the Habit Ladder,
1:08.6	How to Make a New Routine Stick, by Tyler Tivoran of Riskology.com
1:12.9	and I'm Justa Mollick. I read to you every day of the year with permission from the authors,
1:18.3	and then with a little bit of my commentary at the end. So with that, let's get right to it as we
1:23.0	optimize your life.
1:34.7	The habit ladder, how to make a new routine stick by Tyler Tervoran of Riskology.com.
1:42.0	When one good habit triggers another, the speed of success doubles. I can hardly remember what my mornings look like these days. It's taken years and much trial
1:46.0	and error, but I've routine now that needs no thought to be completed. Each action all morning long
1:52.4	is pre-scripted, memorized, and controlled by habit. I wake up and put my running clothes on. A five-mile
2:00.0	run leads to a shower, breakfast,
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