Elastic Habits Download

habits that bend don t break why do so many sincere attempts to build good habits fail we try our best to be consistent but some days are better than others inevitably we fail when life happens because each day we try to hit the same targets regardless of the situations we face how then can we make our habits more resilient to the turbulence of life by making them elastic most people associate elastic with yoga pants and rubber bands but the word also means resilient the ability to withstand pressure elastic materials are far more durable than rigid and brittle ones which will shatter under pressure the same is true for habits a traditional habit is unchanging the same behavior is done at the same time to the same level every day it works well until the pressures of modern life break its rigid and brittle shell elastic habits are fluid they can change their form and intensity to suit each unique day they survive busy tired bad days they thrive in better days adapt your habits to survive threats nature shows us that biological and behavioral adaptation to one s environment is the key to survival for all living things the most resilient bacteria mutate to survive the threat of antibiotics to our dismay chameleons octopi and cuttlefish actively change their color to avoid predators and capture prey birds migrate while bears bats and chipmunks hibernate to survive winter camels use fat stored in their humps for hydration and energy when food and water are scarce in harsh arid lands living things adapt in many more ways to survive the threats of disease violence and natural disasters good habits too need to survive the turbulence of life so they can benefit us for years not just days or weeks with the simple and intuitive elastic habits framework your elastic habits can instantly shrink themselves into an easy win when a difficult or busy day threatens to ruin your habit streak elastic habits are the adaptation masters of the habit kingdom they always find a way to survive making them virtually unbreakable downward flexibility keeps habits safe but as with animals adaptation isn t only for survival adapt your habits and thrive elastic habits can expand adding significant upward potential to your life on any day you can increase your challenge for a bigger win and reward so you will never feel held back upward flexibility maximizes your potential and keeps you excited about your progress elastic habits even have a middle option a happy medium between two extremes for ordinary days the up and down adaptation of an elastic habit is known as vertical flexibility there s also lateral flexibility the ability to choose from multiple behaviors within a central theme a standard habit has one win condition an elastic habit has nine if traditional habits are a hammer elastic habits are your grandfather s garage when you re working on a house project it s not a burden to have a hammer a wrench and a screwdriver you just select the one you need when you need it elastic habits are the same

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