{"id":196064,"date":"2020-12-06T04:10:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T04:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=196064"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:41:52","slug":"tiny-habits-review-hack-the-fogg-behavior-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/tiny-habits-review-hack-the-fogg-behavior-model\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTiny Habits\u201d Review: Hack the Fogg Behavior Model To Transform Your Productivity One Small Change At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Tired of completely striking out every time you take a swing at lasting change?<\/p>

Ever feel like a hidden law of gravity stands between you and those things you\u2019ve always wanted\u2026but never found the willpower to claim?<\/p>

Do you start every new attempt at transformation supercharged with motivation and energy\u2026<\/p>

Only to crash and burn after a few days of that enthusiastic action? And end up right back where you started? <\/div>
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For most people falling short of their aspirations (let\u2019s face it, that\u2019s most of everyone), this is all painfully familiar. And the worst part is you can spend an entire lifetime repeatedly setting the same exact big expectations but never getting anywhere closer to them.<\/p>

Like a hamster wheel of underachievement sucking the hours away and leaving nothing substantial in its wake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sound Like You? \nIt\u2019s Time to Read the New York Times Bestseller, \u201cTiny Habits,\u201d by BJ Fogg.\n<\/b>.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fogg is a Stanford University social scientist known for founding the \u201cBehavior Science\u201d lab (originally known as the \u201cStanford Persuasive Technology Lab\u201d), where he\u2019s been performing this work for two decades.<\/p>

Fogg\u2019s earlier work revolved around how computer technology can influence consumer behavior, for better or worse. And how to design technology more ethically. This was the focus of his earlier books.<\/p>

But over time, his findings led to insights for applying the same concepts to personal habit change.<\/p>

And he began to drift more towards personal development teachings, especially regarding better health habits.<\/p>

Fogg still runs special courses teaching his methodologies on the Stanford Campus.<\/p>

Learn more about him and his “Tiny Habits” work at https:\/\/www.bjfogg.com\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In \u201cTiny Habits\u201d We Discover His Brilliant Approach To Hacking Your Way In And Out Of Habit Cycles.<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It\u2019s a method that starts with one tiny effortless step\u2026i.e. the tiny habit.<\/p>

And then builds on that tiny step with another step, and then another.<\/p>

It\u2019s a methodology that (presumedly) doesn\u2019t require motivation, willpower, or long-term fortitude to get going and stay going\u2026<\/p>

(Which means it\u2019s the perfect fit for \u201cthe rest of us.\u201d)<\/p>

And tiny habits naturally grow over time. Into transformations that drastically transform the landscape of your life.<\/p>

By building one tiny (and I mean really tiny) habit, one upon the other. Until it piles up into a giant snowball of change, hurtling you towards the long-term outcomes you want.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fogg\u2019s Entire \"Tiny Habits\" Premise Revolves Around This Idea:<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The easier a habit is to actually DO\u2026<\/em><\/p>

\u2026The more likely you\u2019ll actually do it enough for it to become habit.<\/em><\/p>

This applies for both bad AND good habits.<\/p>

So (as we\u2019ve all experienced), we don\u2019t just develop whichever new habits are best for us. That does provide some motivation (we\u2019ll get to that), but the habits most likely to stick are the most convenient ones.<\/p>

Here\u2019s an obvious example:<\/p>

Sleeping with your cell phone.<\/p>

If you can check your Facebook just by picking your phone up off the nightstand, it\u2019s pretty darn difficult to regulate Facebook use at night. Not to mention Facebook is fun and addictive already.<\/p>

Super convenient \u2013 super motivating. Very likely to become an established habit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The \u201cFogg Behavioral Model\u201d Explains \"Tiny Habits\" Further With This Equation: B=MAP<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In this equation:<\/p>

B refers to the \u201cBehavior.\u201d<\/p>

And \u201cMAP\u201d refers to the 3 elements that cause (or limit) a behavior.<\/p>