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Forget big change, start with a tiny habit: BJ Fogg at TEDxFremont

TEDx Talks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Productivity & self-improvementPsychology & human behavior

What it is

BJ Fogg of Stanford's Persuasive Tech Lab argues that lasting change comes from tiny habits, such as flossing one tooth or doing one pushup, anchored to things you already do.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in habit and motivation threads for its simple anchor-then-tiny-action recipe.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “After I X, I will do Y. X must be sure, Y must be small.”

    BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits method: anchor small habits to existing triggers

    loumf, 2014-01 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Changing habits”

  2. “There is a great video on habit building”

    Habit building video

    williamkennedy, 2016-09 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself?”

  3. “A TED talk by BJ Fogg on the subject.”

    BJ Fogg's tiny habits pairing new habits with existing ones

    eurticket, 2017-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What Are Your New Years Resolutions or 2018 Goals?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: tiny habits, bj fogg, behavior change, motivation, tedx

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