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doing nothing every day. So, if you Duhigg argues that most of the choic-
start small, then you are actually do- es we make each day may feel like
ing it. Slowly, you can work your way products of well-considered decision
up. Lastly, he explains that doing a lit- making. In reality, they are not. He
explains:
the large amount in one day simply
ends.
small habits should be: “The founda- -
Mini Habits system is in
“stupid small” steps. The concept of have enormous impacts on our heath,
small steps is nothing new, but how
and why they work have not been ad- happiness. One paper published by
equately dissected. Of course, small
found that more than 40 percent of
you could be a giant leap for me. Say-
day weren’t actual decisions, but hab-
its.
most you can do, it’s perfect.”
Duhigg’s research not only explains
This small-steps habit forming trick is why habits work, but also how hab-
new, but the idea of habits is some- its change. With an understanding of
thing that I’ve explored before in my what habits are and then how you can
The change them, you can truly improve
