We open up Instagram and, all of a sudden, we’ve lost 15 minutes of time that we can’t get back due to mindless scrolling (behavior). We are motivated to end the boredom, and our phones make it so easy to do so. Our days, whether we realize it or not, are filled with prompts. In tiny-fying our desired behaviors, we’ve increased our motivation and ability to do them, but we still need to know when to do our good tiny habits. Remember that Fogg’s equation for our behaviors is: B=MAP, which means Behaviors = Motivation to do behavior + Ability to do behavior + Prompt for doing behavior. (If you’re following along in Fogg’s book, we’re on Chapter 4.)Įven though we spent yesterday creating tiny versions of the golden behaviors that support the life change we want to make, we are still missing the prompts for these actions. Today, I am going to walk you through how to transform those teeny, tiny actions into recipes for real-life action. And yesterday, I showed you how to focus on good tiny habits by mapping out your behavior swarm for impact and doability before taking the next tiny-fying step. In Part I, you created a swarm of behaviors that would support the change you want to make. Part I: The Equation for Building Tiny Habits that Lastĭuring the introductory step of our series, you identified the one aspiration that would most transform your 2021.If you’re just joining in, start with our first 3 lessons:

Welcome to Part III of our Tiny Habits series that is based on BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything.

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