The Single Best Way to Improve Your Life

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle

Your habits make up who you are.

This is the best way to make or break your habits.

In his book Atomic Habits, James Clear describes the process of building new habits in four simple steps: cue, craving, response, and reward.

How to Create a Good Habit

Cue: Make it obvious

If you want to remember to take your supplements every morning, put them in an obvious place.

Also try to piggyback on existing habits, if you have a habit of brushing your teeth every morning, put the supplements in an obvious place near your basin where you know you will be every day.

Craving: Make it attractive

Cravings are your motivation. Without some level of motivation or desire, without craving a change, we have no reason to act.

Take some time to think about why you want to take these supplements everyday.

Response: Make it easy

The response is the habit you perform. Make it easy for yourself to take the supplements.

Try swallowing the capsules with some delicious orange juice or a smoothie so you enjoy the experience and it is easy to do again.

Reward: Make it satisfying

Rewards are the end goal of every habit. The cue is about noticing the reward. The craving is about wanting the reward. The response is about obtaining the reward.

What is the reward you get from this new habit?

It is harder when the result of your habit is a long-term reward rather than a short-term reward.

Unfortunately, most healthy habits are long-term rewards, which is why they are harder to create.

This is why your motivation or craving for the reward needs to be high.