Tiny Habits
by BJ Fogg
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Fogg argues that lasting change comes not from motivation but from making behaviours tiny and anchoring them to existing routines. Start absurdly small and let momentum build naturally.
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In the Conversation
In this collection, Tiny Habits references 3 other books and is cited by 1 other book.
It draws on The Power of Habit, Thinking, Fast and Slow and Atomic Habits.
It’s picked up by Atomic Habits.
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What Tiny Habits Draws On
3The books Fogg references and why each one mattered to the argument.
Fogg differentiates Tiny Habits from Duhigg's habit loop.
Fogg cites Kahneman on motivation and cognitive effort.
Fogg acknowledges Clear's Atomic Habits as building on his research.
What Other Authors Say About It
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Clear credits BJ Fogg directly for the habit stacking idea: "In this chapter, I used the term habit stacking to refer to linking a new habit to an old one. For this idea, I give credit to BJ Fogg. In his work, Fogg uses the term anchoring to describe this approach."
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