Shrink the requirement below resistance.
The mini habit works because the starting line becomes almost impossible to fear.
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Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results
7 memorable lines from Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results by Stephen Guise, each with the idea behind it.
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Consistency is the main win.
The tiny action keeps identity alive even before performance improves.
Motivation is unreliable fuel.
Guise favors systems that do not require high emotion to start.
Momentum often follows action.
Once the tiny requirement is complete, continuing is optional and common.
Embarrassingly small can be strategic.
A one-push-up goal is not the ceiling; it is the ignition.
Willpower is conserved by simplicity.
Clear, tiny rules reduce negotiation fatigue.
Success changes self-trust.
Keeping a small promise daily repairs the belief that you follow through.
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