Tiny Habits: Introduction

Vocabulary

word	meaning	word	meaning
mighty	强大的，巨大的	alarming	令人担忧的
step on stage		get one’s act together	振作精神
pull ourselves up	振作起来	bootstrap	拔靴带，辅导程序
build habits		create positive change
hands-on experience		wrong mindset
sled	雪橇	well-worn path	老路线，无新意的
take a different route		groove	凹槽，惯例
bridge the gap		angst	焦虑
disrupt the old approach	打破旧方法	road test	试车
refinement	完善	trade prescriptions for process
create breakthrough changes		best of all	最重要的是
gung-ho	狂热的(informal)	tinker	小修改
incorporate	包含，合并	hunch	感觉，直觉
spinach	菠菜	cauliflower	菜花
mustard	芥末cut the ~达到标准	weed out	剔除
uplifting	令人振奋的	twists and turns	曲折
whimsical	异想天开的	fallacy	谬论
bucket-list	遗愿清单	phony	伪造的
toddler	学步的儿童	sewer	下水沟~pipe;~system
grate	壁炉，格栅	curb	抑制~ delinquency
trip and fall	绊倒	mat	垫子
chatter	唠叨	ramp up	斜升
maxim	格言	constellation	星座；一群a ~ of artists
binge	狂欢	drain	排水道；耗尽
rein	控制；支配	ranch	大农场
despair	绝望	stricken	受损害的
pivotal	中枢的 a ~ role in …	fulcrum	支点the ~ of the academic community
anatomy	解剖学	riddle	谜语
brew	酝酿home-brew software

Sentences

• Popular thinking about habit formation and change feeds into our impulse to set unrealistic expectations.
• A sense of exploration and discovery is a prerequisite to success, not just an added bonus.

Key Takeaways

• Why not productive ?
  • It is not your fault if you are not productive. It is the approach and design.

Stop judging yourself.
Aspirations → Tiny behaviors.
Embrace mistakes.

• More information, better behaviors ? :: Information does not change behaviors.
• How to change behaviors? :: environment and baby steps

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Where to start to change behaviors?

creating tiny positive habits

1. Take a behavior
2. start from tiny ones
3. fit naturally in life
4. grow bigger

Recipe for the Maui Habit
After I wake up, I will say, “It’s going to be a great day”

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why tiny habits not big habits?

fast, can start now, safe
can grow big
doesn’t rely on motivation or willpower, transformative

• During the growing habits process, how do we keep growing ?
  • Celebrate successes

1. Anchor moment
2. New tiny behavior
3. Instant celebration