Let me ask you this: Why do most people fail at creating habits that stick?
Well, there could be plenty of factors, but one major reason is they are not consistent with them.
They might achieve their habit goal one day, but then the next day something comes up, and they skip doing the habit altogether.
But the point of any habit, is to make it a habit in the first place. This means doing it every single day without fail. So how can we do that?
How can we become consistent with our habits so they actually stick? The solution is to make our habits elastic.
This is Mike. Every single year he sets his New Year's resolutions.
Which are: Playing the piano every day for 1 hour. Exercising by going to the gym, 5 times per week. Reading 25 pages of a book every night.
Those are really good goals to strive for. But every single year Mike fails to establish them as habits.
He keeps it up for a little while, but usually two months in, his habits fall apart.
And it's obvious why. While his goals are achievable, they don't offer much room for maneuver and they are difficult to keep up at this intensity.
