Boost Your Habits by Asking These 4 Simple Questions

Unveiling the “Magic Trick” that underlies long-lasting behavior

Bandoro Gunarso
6 min readJan 3, 2021
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2021 is on; resolutions are spreading all over the maps. The goal is clear: you want to kick-start a new habit.

Anyway, it’s easy to fall off the streaks, so you don’t want “just to start “ — you want to persist. And let me tell you, the statistics are daunting:

81 to 92 percent of New Year’s Resolutions are failures.

I feel you, no-one wants to stumble upon the same stone. In a moment, I’ll show you four questions to help you design a habit that sticks.

These questions emerge from dozens of research around how habits are formed — especially what makes them sustain over time. But first, it’s essential to know the scientific context behind the wall.

The Science of How Habits are Formed

The fundamental essence of habit is that it occurs automatically.

You want to read the book every day without putting too much effort into opening the page. You want to exercise without a second thought.

The less the willpower you need to maintain a behavior — and the more you do it — the more it becomes a habit. And as proposed by James Clear…

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Bandoro Gunarso

Medical Doctor | Data Scientist, from Indonesia. Human behaviour and Well-being enthusiast.