Finished this book a few years ago and I keep coming back to it. I know, habit books are all the craze, same for extreme productivity, but this one has a simple and very well research backed message.

In the book behavior scientist BJ Fogg explains his Fogg Behavior Model, is composed of three components: Motivation, Ability, and Prompt (MAP).

1. Motivation is often unreliable and difficult to change, and can be especially hard to muster in times of stress (this cannot be understated enough..).
2. Ability is the ease or difficulty with which we can perform the behavior. This can be manipulated by improving our skills or making the behavior easier to perform. AKA make it Tiny. I read this as; be much less ambitious at first.
3. Prompt is the reminder to perform the behavior. Without it, even high motivation and ability won’t result in the behavior happening​.

Seven-step Behavior Design Process to create new habits:

1. Identify a clear aspiration or outcome.
2. Brainstorm behavioral solutions that might help you achieve the aspiration.
3. Identify the ‘Golden Behaviors’ that are both impactful and feasible.
4. Find the tiny version of these behaviors, making them so small that they’re unintimidating, which protects them from fluctuating motivation​.
5. Find a good Prompt (a trigger) that fits seamlessly into your existing routine or environment.
6. Just like with your kids: Celebrate your success, reinforcing the new habit through positive reinforcement.
7. Troubleshoot and iterate. If a behavior isn’t becoming a habit, it’s not that you’re doing something wrong, but that the chosen behavior may not be the right fit​​.

I found the concept of “shine” extra noteworthy. It is related to celebrating success in the Tiny Habits method, and it’s crucial to behavior change. It’s more important to feel successful than to actually be successful.

This website is now close to a than a year old. Blogging has not really stuck for me, that’s obvious.

There are several reasons;

• Writing is hard
• Family, work & exercise
• Less screen time

Time spent creating vs consuming

The more I think about it, the more I find it fascinating to track creation vs consumption. How I spend my time, is by definition the chosen priority.

Create more, consume less

The Minimalists – Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus 

I waste so much time with social media and glancing at my phone, it’s both completely normal and embarrassing. So when I read ‘Create more, consume less’ it stuck with me. At first, I dismissed it because creation has a grand feel to it. Novelists create novels, YouTubers create videos and cooks create recipes.

But this is a lie. By following the Tiny Habits mission, the main trick is to make it smaller. Lighter and less frightening.

I enjoy woodworking but building every day and everywhere is not feasible. But I can sketch a bit, or research a project I want to make or even learn a technic (yes, by consuming content). But if that consumption is part of actively moving towards real creation, then I’m allowing it.

Creation outlives consumption, especially the mindless scrolling kind.

For me this means;

• Make noting ideas down easier
• Sketch more, paper is cheap
• Create smaller projects that can be done in a few evenings

I think the concept can be extended even. Calling a friend, quickly writing a card, making a list of to-dos for a vacation. It all beats aimless absorption to be entertained.

To make matters more interesting, I’m aiming for less screen time as well. So on to creation in the real world!

Actually Hello Friends is a better welcome.

Let’s face it, I’ll be screaming into the void that is called the Internet for and by myself. Maybe joined by some friends that will stumble upon this site for a long time.

Why even start? There is so much content, so much to read (or scan). How will I stand-out? The answer is… I will not.

For me this is ‘putting in the reps’, practising by doing online writing. Simply write about what I want to share. And by writing making more sense out of it.

Thanks,