3 effective strategies for building habits

Do you feel like no matter how many habit hacks you try, real consistency is still far away?

We know the feeling - it’s hard to build habits! 

Thats why we are building on last week’s findings, by investigating another systematic review on the topic. 

Let’s dive into 3 effective strategies for building habits!

Todays insights is drawn from the scientific article:
“How to reduce sitting time? A review of behaviour change strategies used in sedentary behavior reduction interventions among adults”

Takeaways:

📈 Track Your Progress

Whether it’s tracking time spent on tasks, number of times a certain behavior is performed or identifying moments of procrastination, logging behaviors can increase awareness and create opportunities for improvement.

- Stay tuned for when we at OptiMindInsights are releasing our Habit Building tool!

🔧 Solve Barriers to Success Before They Happen

Problem-solving involves identifying potential obstacles and planning strategies to overcome them. For example, if a packed schedule disrupts your focus routine, pre-plan short breaks to avoid burnout.

Let’s learn some more about this study:

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The study in a nutshell:

This weeks study is another systematic review.

It examines behavior change strategies used in interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behavior among adults.

The authors categorizes 38 interventions into three levels of effectiveness, based on reductions in sedentary time:

• Very promising

• Quite promising

• Non-promising

The analysis highlights these strategies as particularly effective:

• Self-monitoring

• Problem-solving

• Environmental restructuring

What they did:

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