The HabitSystem
The HabitSystem

  1. The Seed

    1. 01Introduction2 min
    2. 02What Is The HabitSystem?3 min
    3. 03How Does The HabitSystem Work?6 min

  2. The Roots1

    1. 04The Root Cause of Habit Problems14 min
    2. 05The Solution: Action and Simplicity1 min
    3. 06Element #1: Action5 min
    4. 07Element #2: Simplicity11 min

  3. The Trunk2

    1. 08Element #3: Daily Repetition5 min
    2. 09Habit Taxonomy18 min
    3. 10Element #4: Tracking5 min
    4. 11Habit Tracking 10111 min
    5. 12Weathering a Storm: How to Skip Habits Beneficially5 min
    6. 13Pruning and Trimming: How To Deal with Bad Habits4 min

  4. The Crown3

    1. 14Element #5: The Habit Journey15 min
    2. 15The Habits29 min
    3. 16Mini Projects8 min
    4. 17Behavioral Habits4 min
    5. 18Mindset Habits3 min
    6. 19How To Set Up Your HabitSystem7 min

  5. Your System

    1. ✦Habit Tracker

Lukas von Hohnhorst

The HabitSystem

The actionable guide to long-term sustainable habit implementation.

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“The single biggest problem is that people want to change way too much in way too little time.”

Start Slow Then Grow.

Five Core Elements

One tree.

Roots you cannot see, a trunk that thickens every day, a crown that takes decades. The book is built like the oak on its cover.

The Roots

Action · Simplicity

Doing your habit should be just as simple as not doing it at all.

Start before you feel ready, and set the bar so low that even your worst day clears it. One page. Fifty words. Ten seconds of breathing.

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The Trunk

Daily Repetition · Tracking

Daily Repetition is the single biggest determiner of long-term success.

Do it every single day, and write down that you did. Success, skip or failure: three states, one streak you will not want to break.

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The Crown

The Habit Journey

The maturity of your HabitSystem is a function of time. Time is your ally, not your enemy.

Vertical Growth makes you better, Horizontal Growth adds new habits and spills over into the rest of your life, Cathartic Growth sheds what no longer serves you.

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Your first success

One page a day is a book a year.

Contents

The Seed

  1. 01IntroductionBefore You Begin2′
  2. 02What Is The HabitSystem?3′
  3. 03How Does The HabitSystem Work?The Habit Tree and “Start Slow Then Grow”6′

The Roots1

  1. 04The Root Cause of Habit ProblemsWhy Change Doesn’t Always Last14′
  2. 05The Solution: Action and SimplicityHow to Make New Approaches Sustainable1′
  3. 06Element #1: ActionDone Is Better Than Perfect5′
  4. 07Element #2: SimplicityKeep It Simple, Stupid11′

The Trunk2

  1. 08Element #3: Daily RepetitionFocus on the Process, Not the Event5′
  2. 09Habit TaxonomyHow Habits Can Be Categorized18′
  3. 10Element #4: TrackingWhat Is Measured Can Be Managed5′
  4. 11Habit Tracking 101How to Track Habits11′
  5. 12Weathering a Storm: How to Skip Habits BeneficiallyWhat to Do When the Going Gets Tough5′
  6. 13Pruning and Trimming: How To Deal with Bad HabitsHow to Clean and Refresh your HabitSystem4′

The Crown3

  1. 14Element #5: The Habit JourneyGrowing, Developing, and Refining your HabitSystem15′
  2. 15The HabitsReal-Life Examples of Growth Habits29′
  3. 16Mini ProjectsAn Unconventional Approach to Exploring New Activities8′
  4. 17Behavioral HabitsUsing the HabitSystem for Behavioral Habits4′
  5. 18Mindset HabitsHow Your Growth Habits Will Affect your Mindset3′
  6. 19How To Set Up Your HabitSystemA Step-by-Step Guide for Real Impact7′

Not just a book. A system.

AppHabit TrackerSuccess, skip, failure. Streaks, the 90% line and the 100-day point of no return — the book’s method as an app.Chapter 1Accountability JournalSign the book’s first pledge and tick off your next 30 days.Mini ProjectsHobbyMaker 2000 XLTen things you always wanted to try, three 20-hour runs, half a year.Habit Journey10,000 HoursHow long mastery takes at your daily pace.

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Lukas von Hohnhorst wrote this book in less than 200 days — one day at a time, using the HabitSystem. lukasvonhohnhorst.com