Are you too lazy to keep at something? Are you a person who is so scared of starting new things? Perhaps you have tried numerous self-improvement strategies, but always failed. If you say yes, this book about the strategy of 'Mini Habits' could be exactly the one you have been looking for.

The author of the book was actually one of those who tried various self-improvement strategies, but always gave up blaming themselves. He finally discovered the mechanism of 'Mini Habits' through trial and error and said, "Your failure to act is not because YOU’RE the problem, but because YOUR STRATEGY is the problem."

People usually tend to be obsessed with planning huge goals they end up achieving less than half of, but the book presents a whole new approach.

What is a mini habit? It's a much smaller version of a habit, a positive behavior you do every day such as 1 push-up, reading 1 page and thinking 3 positive thoughts. The idea is to reduce the need for willpower and motivation by creating a starter mini habit that is so easy. It’s harder to NOT do it than to do it, so you can 100% succeed and overachieve. Now I would like to give you more details on how to plan this strategy.

-Six Small Steps to Big Change-

[Step 1: Choose Your Mini Habits and Habit Plan]

Remember to make your habits stupidly small, so your brain sees it as nonthreatening.

[Step 2: Use the Why Drill On Each Mini Habit]

Finding the root cause of wanting the habit would be the best way to find out which habits are worth trying for you.

[Step 3: Define Your Habit Cues]

Habit cues are basically divided into time-based and activity-based. The time-based cues can also be divided into specific ones such as 3P.M and non-specific ones that you can implement any time you want. The activity-based cues are like after lunch, before work, or while driving. The cues depend on the people and the habit.

[Step 4: Create Your Reward Plan]

Rewards encourage repetitive behavior. If you achieve more goals than you planned, it would be great to reward yourself so that you can further encourage the habit.

[Step 5: Write Everything Down]

Make sure to check off your achievement on a large calendar or something before you go to bed. It is most important not to let the chain of successful check marks break.

[Step 6: Think Small & Drop High Expectations]

Never change your goals, even if you surpass them. The bigger your targets, the more pressure your brain will feel and make you give up.

I hope the book can be a turning point in your stagnant life.

L.L.F reporter Hyeon-bin Song