Write down your why

Today's action · 10 min

For each habit, write one sentence on why it matters to you personally, not because you "should". Keep it next to your tick sheet.

Why it works

Sheldon and Elliot found that people pursuing goals that fit their own values and interests put in more sustained effort, achieved more, and gained more wellbeing than people pursuing goals out of pressure or guilt.

Source: Goal striving, need satisfaction, and longitudinal well-being: The self-concordance model (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999)