Celebrate your successes to reinforce the habit from "summary" of Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
To make a new habit stick, you need to celebrate your successes. When you celebrate, you create a feeling of success. And that feeling wires in the new habit. Celebrating helps you feel good about what you've done. And when you feel good, you're more likely to repeat the behavior. It's like giving yourself a little reward. The reward makes the habit more likely to stick.
Celebrations can be big or small. They can be physical or just a mental note. The key is to do something to mark the moment. For example, if your new habit is flossing, you could do a little dance after you finish. Or you could say, "I did it!" to yourself. These celebrations don't have to take a lot of time. But they do have to happen right after you do the behavior. This is how you wire in the habit.
Celebrating your successes reinforces the habit loop. It strengthens the connection between the cue, the behavior, and the reward. The celebration is the reward that tells your brain, "This is good. Do it again." It's like a green light for your habit. Without the celebration, the loop is weaker. The habit is less likely to become automatic.
So, don't overlook the power of celebration when creating new habits. By taking the time to acknowledge your successes, you're reinforcing the behavior you want to continue. Celebrate each small win along the way, and you'll find that your habits become more ingrained over time.
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