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

The Seed3 min

What Is The HabitSystem?

Possibly the most likely question you, the reader, will have at this moment is, “What is the HabitSystem?” Boiled down, the HabitSystem is a framework that helps you implement and sustain habits—that’s it. While this sounds rather simplistic, it is actually quite difficult to create new habits. That’s why there are many books on habits—some of them helpful, others not so much. You may ask, “What is so different about the HabitSystem from other books?” Let me tell you.

The HabitSystem is not a book that gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling or some pseudo-inspirational stories. I know it is motivational to hear these anecdotes from time to time, but in this book, we focus on the profound and long-term impact you will create within the HabitSystem.

The HabitSystem is a book about learning and doing. When we talk about habits, we talk about things like reading consistently, working out consistently, learning a new language consistently, writing a journal consistently, having a consistent morning routine, or working on a project consistently—you get the idea.

What this book is about is acting and doing. While we will cover non-activity habits (we refer to them as “Mindset Habits”), the core of this book is on activity-based habits (we refer to them as “Growth Habits”). You will learn later on why we do it this way.

As you can probably see by now, this book is radically different from books you may have read before. With most books, you read them once and most of the content is quickly forgotten. This is a big problem because you will only be able to use the mechanisms and tools provided in a book as long as the content is salient.

After reading a book, you might think, hey this is a great concept. You might end up using the ideas once or twice. Then when you finish the book, you’ll most likely forget about that awesome concept you liked so much while it was fresh in your mind, but no change will have occurred.

I wrote this book specifically to help you avoid this all-too-common pitfall. I want you to work with this book like your life depends on it. I want you to realize that your life does depend on it: the quality of your life, your success, and your happiness all depend on it. Take notes and most importantly, use this book as a tool to effect lasting change.

There is something special about this book. It does not provide short-term fixes and magic pills. If you just read this book and forget about its contents, you will have made zero progress because reading and working long-term are two very different things.

The benefits of this book are long-term in nature. You will only see the benefits if you actually apply the methods provided in this book. This means doing your habits daily. I want to be frank: anything else will not work. “Daily Repetition,” as I call it, is a core concept of this book. Since you have already committed to a positive daily habit by reading one page per day, I know you have it in you to reap all the benefits of this book.

Daily Repetition requires that you work on your HabitSystem every single day. The good news, and I know you’ve been waiting for some good news, is that you get to determine how much you want to work on your HabitSystem. You can work on it for five minutes a day (we call this lower limit the “Completion Threshold”) or for four hours. The only thing that matters is consistency. This concept may sound foreign to you right now, but trust me, it will all make sense once you have finished this book.

Like I said, this book requires you to work. Your life will not change after you read it once; that’s not how life works. This is not a feel-good book that you read to make your life instantly better. This book is an invitation and a guide to making your life better—on your own, through action and intention.

With this in mind, I invite you to create your own HabitSystem. I know this book has the potential to elevate your life to a new level. Yes, this is a bold claim. Yet I have lived this claim, and I can promise that this book contains the recipe for bold change. You are the one with power. This book is a tool to help you harness and fully utilize that power.