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==== Motivate and change your behavior ==== | ==== Motivate and change your behavior ==== | ||
− | When someone has successfully figured out what needs to change, they then must build up motivation to enact the change.This is the focus of the [[Habits]] and self improvement community. Tracking is useful here too. Do not dismiss failure as a lack of willpower because willpower is still brain chemistry and easily manipulable by outside factors. For example; sometimes lack of willpower is caused by health problems, sometimes just a bit too much friction can shut down motivation and productivity, or making a habit mildly more fun makes the habit something to look forward to. | + | When someone has successfully figured out what needs to change, they then must build up motivation to enact the change. This is the focus of the [[Habits]] and self improvement community. Tracking is useful here too. Do not dismiss failure as a lack of willpower because willpower is still brain chemistry and easily manipulable by outside factors. For example; sometimes lack of willpower is caused by health problems, sometimes just a bit too much friction can shut down motivation and productivity, or making a habit mildly more fun makes the habit something to look forward to. |
Health tracking, (or rather mood tracking), can detect problems and determine the best behavior change technique for each individual. | Health tracking, (or rather mood tracking), can detect problems and determine the best behavior change technique for each individual. | ||
− | Tracking is itself motivating. Most smart watches, the most popular wearable, produce lots of motivating information and nudges | + | Tracking is itself motivating. Most smart watches, the most popular wearable, produce lots of motivating information and nudges. [[Gamification]], the idea of dressing up real world as a game to make real world things more fun, seems popular and it requires some tracking. The self tracker has access to many other behavior change techniques, including; cool new tech, cool art, competition, empowering healthful communities, financial punishment, and guilt. Just watching the numbers improve or even be recorded can be motivating and build healthy habits; according to personal experience [[User:DG|DG]] ([[User talk:DG|talk]]) and Atomic Habits book. Feeling in control, and mastering yourself and skills, can be strong intrinsic motivation. |
Feeling good is not enough. Improvement should include hard data. | Feeling good is not enough. Improvement should include hard data. |