Build Your Habit Formula
Find Your Cue
4 min read
A cue is the reliable thing that happens right before your habit. Good cues already exist in your day, so you don't have to remember anything new.
An action
After I pour my coffee…
A time
At 7:00 a.m., before I check my phone…
A place
When I sit at my desk…
Vague cues like “sometime in the morning” tend to dissolve. Attach the habit to something that always happens.
Key takeaways
- Borrow a cue that already runs on autopilot.
- One cue, one habit.
- If you keep forgetting, the cue is the problem — not you.