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Book: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
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  1. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    Our habits are our destiny.
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  2. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    It's a Secret of Adulthood: Make sure the things we do to make ourselves feel better don't make us feel worse.
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  3. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    The harder it is to do something, the harder it is to do it impulsively, so inconvenience helps us stick to good habits. There are six obvious ways to make an activity less convenient: · Increase the amount of physical or mental energy required {leave the cell phone in another room, ban smoking inside or near a building}. · Hide any cues {put the video game controller on a high shelf}. · Delay it {read email only after 11:00 a.m.}. · Engage in an incompatible activity {to avoid snacking, do a puzzle}. · Raise the cost {one study showed that people at high risk for smoking were pleased by a rise in the cigarette tax; after London imposed a congestion charge to enter the center of the city, people's driving habits changed, with fewer cars on the road and more use of public transportation}. · Block it altogether {give away the TV set}.
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  4. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    Although people often assume that cravings intensify over time, research shows that with active distraction, urges-even strong urges-usually subside within about fifteen minutes.Drawing on intrinsic motivation makes us far more likely to stick to a behavior, and to find it satisfying.
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  5. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    There are many compelling reasons to exercise, but study after study shows that weight loss isn't one of them. The way to lose weight is to change eating habits.
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  6. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    the Strategy of Pairing, I couple two activities, one that I need or want to do, and one that I don't particularly want to do, to get myself to accomplish them both. It's not a reward, it's not a treat, it's just a pairing.
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  7. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    Unlike a reward, which must be earned or justified, a "treat" is a small pleasure or indulgence that we give to ourselves just because we want it.
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  8. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    For a happy life, it's important to cultivate an atmosphere of growth-the sense that we're learning new things, getting stronger, forging new relationships, making things better, helping other people.
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  9. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    Make it easy to do right and hard to go wrong.
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  10. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    The first and most important habits question is: "How does a person respond to an expectation?" When we try to form a new habit, we set an expectation for ourselves. Therefore, it's crucial to understand how we respond to expectations.
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  11. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    People take less food when using tongs, instead of spoons, to serve themselves.
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  12. Gretchen Rubin _ Better Than Before: Mastering

    We set out to be wrecked.
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