Impediments to Changing Your Behavior
"1. "Relying on willpower for long-term change
2. Attempting big leaps instead of baby steps
3. Ignoring how environment shapes behavior
4. Trying to stop old behaviors instead of creating new ones
5. Blaming failures on lack of motivation
6. Underestimating the power of triggers
7. Believing that information leads to action
8. Focusing on abstract goals instead of concrete behaviors
9. Seeking to change a behavior forever, not for a short time
10. Assuming that behavior change is difficult.”
- Stanford University, Persuasive Tech Lab, 2019
“1) Psych: Getting Ready
2) Prep: Planning Before Leaping
3) Perspire: Taking Action;
4) Persevere: Managing Slips;
5) Persist: Maintaining Change.”
- John Norcross, Changelology, 2012
How to Live a Good Life: Advice from Wise and Respected Persons
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. By James Clear. Avery, 2018, 320 pages. A excellent best seller.
Clear writing style, positive, informative, practical, and inspiring. VSCL.
Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About it Now. By Jane B.
Burka and Lenora M. Yuen. 25th Anniversary Edition. De Capo
Lifelong, 2008, index, 322 pages. VSCL.
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