Adopting good habits is a critical component of success. James Clear wrote an excellent guide on how to do it called Atomic Habits. It’s a big international bestseller that he’s turned into quite an industry. He even has a MasterClass about it.
One of his tips for forming more productive habits is “socialize your habits.” It’s a good way to make a habit stick—for years or even decades.
It involves surrounding yourself with people who have the habits you want, where good habits are the norm. He recommends joining a group where you’re expected to have those habits.
By hanging around with people who have habits you want, you take advantage of something deep in our mammalian brains that compels us to conform, and you make your monkey brain work for you instead of against you.
It’s a powerful motivator.
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Engineering good habits scares my reptile brain. Atomic Habits is a good one. So good I've been thinking about parodying it. Another good one is The Motivation Hacker by Nick Winter.
My monkey brain thanks you and this group.