Celebrate small wins

Today's action · 5 min

Look at your tick sheet and count your ticks so far. Pick a small, healthy way to celebrate the streak, like a favourite song, a call with a friend, or writing it down.

Why it works

Harkin and colleagues found that monitoring progress helps people reach their goals, especially when progress is recorded. Pausing to notice what you've done turns a long road into lots of finished steps. The celebration itself is a tip, not a research finding.

Source: Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence (Harkin et al., 2016)