Jim Kwik breaks big goals into micro-steps you can't fail at. Put a book by your bed and read one line. Put on running shoes before the gym. Ask yourself: what's the tiniest action I could take right now that will give me progress where I simply cannot fail?
Small, simple steps. Reading a book a week is too intimidating. It's too confusing. It's too big a goal for somebody who doesn't do that. So a small, simple step, put a book by your nightstand. Open up the book. Read one line in a book. Maybe your goal here is to work out an hour a day. Maybe that's too big. Put on your running shoes. Join a gym. Your small, simple step, you get that by asking yourself a question. Here's the magic question. Write it down. What is the tiniest action I could take right now that will give me progress towards this goal where I simply cannot fail?
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