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The Consistency Trap

the truth about consistent habits

David J. Meyer

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Consistency = Growth

Habits come in many different shapes and sizes. There are good habits, bad habits, red habits, blue habits. No matter the type, the question people always ask is: how do I form habits? And the answer is almost always consistency.

“good habits, bad habits, red habits, blue habits”

But in reality it’s not so simple is it? Just ask anyone who has ever tried to quit smoking! Consistency is way too simple. Or is it? I would argue that consistency is the key. But how we use that key is the difficult part. Sometimes this is relatively simple:

If you want to build a habit of writing everyday, then simply start writing and be consistent at it

Other times consistency is a little more complex:

If you want to be a healthy person, then you should consistently go to the gym and consistently eat healthy

The consistency is hidden a little bit more in that one. The really neat thing about habits and consistency is that at some point when you are consistent enough, you can form involuntary habits.

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