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531 entries pulled from 54 stacks. Default order is consensus: the number of tracked people who have publicly backed each one.
118 entries
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Daily reading
A fixed daily reading block, usually books rather than feeds
Backed by 24 of 54 stacks: 22 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost02
Journaling
Writing to unload the mind, usually first thing or last thing
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 12 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Early rising
A fixed, early wake time, often before anyone else is awake
Backed by 11 of 54 stacks: 10 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost04
Daily writing
Write something every day, published or not
Backed by 8 of 54 stacks: 6 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost05
Environment design
Change the room instead of relying on willpower
Backed by 7 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 5 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost06
Daily minimum workout
A floor you never drop below: 20 minutes of movement and recovery on your worst day
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 4 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost07
Deep work blocks
Long, scheduled, distraction-free sessions on one cognitively hard task
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 5 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost08
Phone-free first hour
No email, news or social media until you have done something of your own
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost09
Time blocking
Give every hour of the workday a job before the day starts
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost10
Weekly review
One scheduled hour a week to close loops and plan the next one
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 6 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost11
Identity-based habits
Aim at who you want to become, not the outcome you want to hit
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 4 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost12
Thinking retreats
Blocks of time cleared of the schedule to sit with one hard problem
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost13
After-action review
Debrief what happened, what should have happened, and what changes
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost14
Deliberate discomfort
Choosing the thing you do not want to do, daily, as its own training
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost15
Habit stacking
Anchor a new habit to one you already do without thinking
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 1 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost16
Habit tracking
Mark the calendar every day you do it, then protect the chain
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost17
Margin notes
Writing in the margins while reading, especially where you disagree with the author
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost18
Never miss twice
One missed day is an accident; two is the start of a new habit
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 3 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost19
Temptation bundling
Only allow yourself something you want while doing something you avoid
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost20
Workday shutdown ritual
A fixed end-of-day routine that closes open loops so work stops
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost21
Written goal sheet
Goals written down, in numbers, and kept where you see them every morning
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost22
Deliberate wandering
Unplanned, inefficient exploration kept on purpose as the counterweight to efficiency
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost23
Digital declutter
A 30-day break from optional tech, then reintroduce deliberately
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost24
Hard thinking before lunch
Book the mentally demanding work for the morning and stop making big calls late in the day
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost25
Minimalist training
Short, hard sessions built on a few sets per muscle, drop sets and non-competing supersets
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost26
Open calendar
An appointment book kept almost empty so most days are free for reading and thinking
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost27
Pomodoro technique
Work in timed sprints, usually 25 minutes on and 5 minutes off
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost28
Training first thing
The workout goes before the workday; a session planned for later tends not to happen
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost29
Two-minute rule
Scale any new habit down until it takes under two minutes to start
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost30
Vision setting
Write down a specific picture of who you are becoming, then filter decisions through it
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost31
Yearly audit
Seven questions and a scroll through the year's photos before setting goals
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost32
20-slot punch card rule
Imagine a lifetime card with only 20 punches: every big decision has to earn one
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost33
3x5 notecard planning
Write the next day's three to five most important tasks on a single index card
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost34
5 Second Rule countdown
Count 5-4-3-2-1 out loud and move before hesitation talks you out of it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost35
80/20 analysis
List what produces results and what produces misery, then cut hard
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost36
A few high-quality decisions a day
Aim for three well-made decisions rather than a hundred rushed ones
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost37
A high savings rate
Bank a large share of income by spending well below what the income allows
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost38
ABC goal system
Set three levels for a daily goal so a bad day still counts as progress
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost39
Accountability mirror
Telling yourself the blunt truth in the mirror every day, then fixing it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost40
Act on the thing causing stress
Make the first call or send the first email on whatever is nagging at you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - AppFREE, no cost41Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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Anti-to-do list
A short written list of behaviors to avoid, kept beside the ordinary to-do list
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost43
Asking for criticism
Book regular time with your manager and ask what you should be doing better
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost44
Asking for help
Four words, can you help me, used on purpose rather than as a last resort
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost45
Aspirational hourly rate
Setting a personal hourly price far above what you earn, then honoring it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost46
Attention management
Pick what deserves your focus instead of counting the minutes
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost47
Automatic rules
Decide the behavior once, as a rule, so it is not decided in the moment
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost48
Backward planning
Start from the fixed deadline, list what has to happen before it, then work back
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost49
Batch processing email
Sit down once and clear thirty or a hundred messages in a run
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost50
Blank sheet method
Write what you already know before reading, then add each session in a new color
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost51
Breaking one bad habit at a time
Dropping a single habit every six months and leaving everything else alone
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost52
Budget and deadline discipline
Treating the number and the date as hard limits that end the project
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost53
Challenge network
A named group whose job is to attack your work, not encourage it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost54
CODE method
Capture, organize, distill, express: four steps from reading to output
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost55
Daily design
Writing the day ahead in the past tense, then scoring it out of ten at night
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost56
Day one, week one mentality
Show up every day as prepared as you were on the first day of the job
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost57
Decision journal
Record the reasoning before the outcome is known, then read it back later
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost58
Disagree and commit
State your objection once, then back the decision fully instead of relitigating it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost59
Documenting the journey
Filming and publishing the work in progress, failures included, before it succeeds
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost60
Energy calendar
Color-code each finished day's calendar by what created energy and what drained it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost61
Evening reset
Clear today's mess and stage tomorrow before you go to bed
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost62
Evening review
Going back over the day at night: what you did, said and could have handled better
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost63
FBI feedback method
Say the feeling, then the behavior that caused it, then the impact it had
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost64
Fear-setting
Write down the worst case, how to prevent it, and how to repair it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost65
Implementation intentions
Decide in advance: I will do X at TIME in PLACE
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost66
Inbox zero
Empty the inbox by deciding once where every message goes
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost67
Infinite mindset
Play for staying in the game rather than for beating this quarter's number
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - AppFREE, no cost68Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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Intermediate packets
Finish one small reusable piece per work session, not the whole project
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost70
Inversion
Ask what would guarantee failure, then avoid those things
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost71
Jotting ideas the night before
Rough notes at bedtime, organized writing the next morning
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost72
Keeping a streak
One thing every day, with an unbroken count of days as the rule
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost73
Lenten fasting
Forty days of giving something up, plus fast and meat-free days, in the Christian calendar
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost74
Long-term games with long-term people
Picking work, partners and industries where you keep meeting the same people
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost75
Maker days and manager days
Whole days given to creative work or to other people, never both
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost76
Making the bed
The first completed task of the day, done before anything else
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost77
Memento mori reminder
A daily, deliberate reminder that you are going to die
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost78
Microburst
Set a timer for ten minutes, then stop when it goes off
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost79
Monk Mode
Shutting out the world for months to finish one large piece of work
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost80
Morning puttering
A slow, unscheduled first hour or two: coffee, the paper, breakfast, no meetings
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost81
No meetings
Declining meetings and answering in writing instead
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost82
No meetings with strangers
A standing no to anyone with no existing reason to be meeting you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost83
No television
Cutting TV out of solo hours, keeping it as something done with other people
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - AppFREE, no cost84Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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Obituary test
Decide what you want your obituary to say, then live so as to deserve it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost86
One Page Miracle
One sheet naming what you want in relationships, work, money and health
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost87
PARA method
Sort every note and file into projects, areas, resources or archives
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost88
Personal Quarterly Offsite
Companies do this every quarter; the same session run for one person
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost89
Phone calls after a workout
Spend the flat half hour after training on calls, not on hard work
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost90
Positive framing
State the outcome you want instead of the one you are trying to avoid
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost91
Pre-Mortem
Name what will derail this before you start, not in the postmortem
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost92
Progressive summarization
Compress a note in layers, adding one only when you open it again
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost93
Reading books out of order
Many books open at once, opened at whatever section fits your mood that day
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost94
Reflected Best Self Exercise
Ask twenty people for a story of you at your best, then find the pattern
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost95
Regret minimization framework
Picture yourself at 80 looking back, then pick the option you would regret least
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost96
Rereading a small set of books
Going back through the best hundred books repeatedly rather than chasing new ones
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost97
Rewriting notes by hand
Copying the same material out longhand, daily, until it sticks
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost98
Saved answers to common requests
Write the reply properly once, then send it every time it repeats
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost99
Saying I don't know
Admit uncertainty out loud instead of producing a plausible answer
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost100
Saying I get to instead of I have to
Swap one verb in your self-talk and the daily grind reads as a privilege
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost101
Saying No Gracefully
A three step script for declining without wrecking the relationship
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost102
Second-order thinking
Keep asking and then what until the picture of the consequences stops changing
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost103
Shipping creative work
Publishing on a schedule rather than waiting for the work to feel ready
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost104
Six-page narrative memo
A written memo read silently at the start of the meeting, in place of slides
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost105
Specific knowledge
Building the kind of skill nobody knows how to teach, by following real curiosity
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost106
Staying put
Not switching jobs, fields or cities, so skills and trust keep compounding
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost107
Strategic quitting
Setting your quit conditions in advance, then quitting without drama
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost108
The 1-2-3 Method
One essential task, two urgent ones, three maintenance items, then stop
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost109
The brain check question
Asking whether a choice is good or bad for your brain before you make it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost110
The Golden Circle
Explain why, then how, then what, in that order
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost111
The smallest viable audience
Naming the fewest people you need to serve well, then building only for them
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost112
Twelve favorite problems
Hold a dozen open questions in mind and test what you read against them
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost113
Two-a-day training
Splitting the day: an aerobic session in the morning, strength work later on
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost114
Two-way door decisions
Sort choices by how reversible they are, then move fast on the reversible ones
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost115
Uncomfortable conversations
Say out loud that the conversation will be hard before you start it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost116
Walking meetings
Taking the conversation on foot instead of around a table, and ending it with the walk
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost117
WHY discovery exercise
Ask a close friend why you are friends, then listen for what they say about themselves
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost118
Yesterbox
Answer only yesterday's email today, so the queue never grows
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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