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Title: Achieve Your Goals- Research Reveals a Simple Trick That Doubles Your Chances for Success Authors: James Clear Category:articles Number of Highlights: 5 Source URL: https://jamesclear.com/implementation-intentions Date: 2022-12-27 Last Highlighted: 2022-12-27
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Simply by writing down a plan that said exactly when and where they intended to exercise, the participants in Group 3 were much more likely to actually follow through.
Tags:habits
The researchers discovered that what pulls that desire out of you and turns it into real–world action isn’t your level of motivation, but rather your plan for implementation.
Researchers have even found that voter turnout increases when people are forced to create implementation intentions by answering questions like: “What route are you taking to the polling station? At what time are you planning to go? What bus will get you there?” Other successful government programs have prompted citizens to make a clear plan to send taxes in on time or provided directions on when and where to pay late traffic bills.
Tags:motivation,habits
Many people think they lack motivation when what they really lack is clarity. It is not always obvious when and where to take action. Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
The “if–then” strategy gives you a clear plan for overcoming the unexpected stuff, which means it’s less likely that you’ll be swept away by the urgencies of life. You can’t control when little emergencies happen to you, but you don’t have to be a victim of them either.
Note: An if-then strategy means you don’t fall off the wagon and have no repercussions (besides being upset later). It puts you right back on.