You can even combine temptation bundling with the habit stacking strategy we discussed in Chapter 5 to create a set of rules to guide your behavior.The habit stacking + temptation bundling formula is: 1. After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [HABIT I NEED]. 2. After [HABIT I NEED], I will [HABIT I WANT].If you want to read the news, but you need to express more gratitude: 1. After I get my morning coffee, I will say one thing I’m grateful for that happened yesterday (need). 2. After I say one thing I’m grateful for, I will read the news (want).If you want to watch sports, but you need to make sales calls: 1. After I get back from my lunch break, I will call three potential clients (need). 2. After I call three potential clients, I will check ESPN (want).If you want to check Facebook, but you need to exercise more: 1. After I pull out my phone, I will do ten burpees (need). 2. After I do ten burpees, I will check Facebook (want).The hope is that eventually you’ll look forward to calling three clients or doing ten burpees because it means you get to read the latest sports news or check Facebook.Doing the thing you need to do means you get to do the thing you want to do.We began this chapter by discussing supernormal stimuli, which are heightened versions of reality that increase our desire to take action.Temptation bundling is one way to create a heightened version of any habit by connecting it with something you already want.Engineering a truly irresistible habit is a hard task, but this simple strategy can be employed to make nearly any habit more attractive than it would be otherwise.
If you want to read the news, but you need to express more gratitude: 1. After I get my morning coffee, I will say one thing I’m grateful for that happened yesterday (need). 2. After I say one thing I’m grateful for, I will read the news (want).
例句翻译:我真心感谢你的帮助。 分析:gratitude 的形容词形式,常搭配 be grateful for sth (对某事感到感激)。
If you want to watch sports, but you need to make sales calls: 1. After I get back from my lunch break, I will call three potential clients (need). 2. After I call three potential clients, I will check ESPN (want).
If you want to check Facebook, but you need to exercise more: 1. After I pull out my phone, I will do ten burpees (need). 2. After I do ten burpees, I will check Facebook (want).
Ex: You need to exercise regularly to stay healthy.
例句翻译:你需要有规律地锻炼以保持健康。 分析:常见的核心词汇,指为了增强体质而进行的身体活动。
burpee/ˈbɜːrpi/
n. 波比跳(一种健身动作)
Ex: Burpees are great for full-body workout.
例句翻译:波比跳非常适合全身锻炼。 分析:一种结合了深蹲、俯卧撑和跳跃的剧烈有氧健身动作,因发明者 Royal H. Burpee 得名。
The hope is that eventually you’ll look forward to calling three clients or doing ten burpees because it means you get to read the latest sports news or check Facebook.
Engineering a truly irresistible habit is a hard task, but this simple strategy can be employed to make nearly any habit more attractive than it would be otherwise.